Chemical composition and nutrient digestibility of insect meal for broiler

• Autor(a) principal: DOURADO,LEILANE R.B.
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: LOPES,PATRÍCIA M., SILVA,VANESSA KARLA, CARVALHO,FRANCISCA LUANA A., MOURA,FRANCINETE A.S., SILVA,LUCIANA B., GIANNECCHINI,LUIZ GUSTAVO, PINHEIRO,SANDRA REGINA F., BIAGIOTTI,DANIEL, KIMPARA,JANAINA M.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652020000501018
• topic: gallus gallus; alternative feed; Tenebrio molitor; Gryllus assimilis

Abstract To determine the chemical composition and digestibility of insect meal for poultry made from the larvae of Tenebrio molitor (TL) and nymphs of Gryllus assimilis (GAN) a total excreta collection test was carried out, substituting 20% of the reference diet with each type of meal. The meals presented 6074 and 5975 kcal/Kg of gross energy, with 49.34% and 52.66% protein for TL and GAN respectively. The most nutrient digestibility was less than 65%, except for energy and ether-extract digestibility in the meal from Tenebrio molitor larvae, which were over 70%. The meals under analysis can be used as a source of nutrients in poultry diets.