Accessing the impact of harvest weights of Tenebrio molitor on amino acid digestibility and metabolizable energy in cecectomized laying hens.
Background: The effects of harvest weights on composition, amino acid (AA) digestibility and metabolizable energy (MEN) of Tenebrio molitor (TM) were investigated using cecectomized laying hens. The partially defatted and dried TM variants comprised median individual frass-free harvest weights of 60, 80, 100, and 120 mg of larvae, and a pupae weight of 125 mg. Diets containing the five TM variants and a basal diet were fed to six cecectomized laying hens over six experimental periods in a 6 × 6 Latin square design.
Results: The AA concentrations relative to crude protein were similar among the TM larvae variants. Crude protein and crude fat contents did not differ between the larvae variants. Pupae had a lower crude protein and a higher crude fat concentration compared to the larvae variants. The AA concentrations in the fat-free dry matter of TM were low for all harvest weights. Larvae variants did not differ in AA digestibility, whereas pupae showed the highest values. Compared with pupae, larvae had a lower digestibility (P ≤ 0.050) for all AA except Arg and Thr in L60; Arg, Asx, Glx, Lys, and Thr in L100, and all AA except Arg, Asx, Glx, Leu, Phe, Pro, and Thr in L120. The MEN did not differ among larvae variants but was higher for the pupae (P ≤ 0.050).
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