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Table 9 Chemical composition of experimental diets [%]

From: The effect of dietary supplementation with silkworm pupae meal on gastrointestinal function, nitrogen retention and blood biochemical parameters in rabbits

 

Diet1

SBM2

SPM3

SBM

SPM5

SPM10

Dry matter

88.70

88.84

89.14

88.68

93.19

Crude ash

7.41

7.31

7.20

6.02

3.93

Organic matter

81.29

81.53

81.94

82.66

89.26

Total protein

18.07

18.34

18.55

46.56

51.58

Ether extract

3.25

4.47

5.64

1.98

26.49

Neutral detergent fiber

28.99

29.98

31.09

10.63

31.35

Acid detergent fiber

16.26

16.45

16.71

6.25

9.34

Acid detergent lignin

5.12

5.23

5.29

1.15

2.95

Lysine

0.92

0.92

0.92

2.99

2.85

Methionine+cystine

0.87

0.90

0.92

1.32

1.78

Threonine

0.81

0.82

0.83

1.72

1.96

Tryptophan

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.68

0.74

Gross energy [MJ/kg]

16.31

16.74

17.24

17.36

24.69

  1. 1Diet: SBM - 10% SBM, SPM5–5% SBM and 5% SPM, SPM10–10% SPM
  2. 2SBM - soybean meal
  3. 3SPM - dried silkworm pupae meal
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