The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 4 Proximate composition of BSF larvae from cocoa pod processing

From: From agricultural waste to chicken feed using insect-based technology

Parameters	C100:T0	C95:T5	C90:T10	C85:T15	C80:T20	SEM	p
Dry matter	90.91_a	90.41_a	89.47_a	90.60_a	89.76_a	0.69	> 0.05
Organic matter	83.36_a	82.81_a	80.75_b	80.37_b	78.70_c	3.31	< 0.05
Crude protein	37.89_a	38.0_a	38.48_a	40.97_a	40.28_a	6.11	> 0.05
Fat	26.80_b	34.56_a	17.27_d	19.28_c	24.40_b	5.96	< 0.05
Crude fiber	22.63_b	30.37_a	23.46_b	16.43_c	18.69_ab	6.43	< 0.05
Ash	07.55_c	07.60_c	08.72_b	10.23_a	11.06_a	3.52	< 0.05

Means are based on three replications and values followed by different lowercase letter are significantly different among treatments (P < 0.05)

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