Table 2 Formulation of experimental diets
From: From agricultural waste to chicken feed using insect-based technology
Ingredients (%) | Starter phase | Grower phase | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control diet | BSF-based diet | Control diet | BSF-based diet | |
Maize | 54 | 54 | 67 | 67 |
Cotton cake | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Soybean | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
Premix 5% | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Shell meal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bone meal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Palm oil | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wheat bran | 4 | 4 | – | – |
Fishmeal | 5 | – | 5 | – |
BSFLM | – | 5 | – | 5 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |