Complete substitution of fish meal with black soldier flies Hermetia illucens (L. 1758) larvae meal at varying incorporation rates for feeding Oreochromis niloticus raised in captivity

Table 3 Feed formulations containing BSFL meal in the diet of O. niloticus and theorical chemical values

Ingredient (%)	TR	T0	T40	T50	T60
Fish meal	-	54	0	0	0
BSFL meal	-	0	40	50	60
Soybean meal	-	19	33	24	14
Wheat bran	-	2	2	2	3
Corn flour	-	13	13	16	17
Methionine	-	3.5	3.5	2	1
Lysine	-	3.5	3.5	2	1
Dicalcium phosphate	-	1	1	1	1
Premix (Vit. + Min.)^a	-	2	2	2	2
Soy oil	-	2	2	1	1
Total (%)	-	100	100	100	100
Protein (%)		40.86	40.55	40.78	40.94
Lipid (%)		10.18	10.02	10.21	10.48
Carbohydrate (%)		29.14	29.08	29.36	29.86
Energy (kcal/100 g)		448.06	444.55	448.79	454.29

TR: reference diet composed of commercial feed (Gouessant ®"); T0: Diet without BSFL meal, T40: Diet with 40% of BSFL meal, T50: Diet with 50% of BSFL meal, T60: Diet with 60% of BSFL meal
^apremix (vitamin–mineral) contains (‰): vitamin A, 4,000,000 U.I.; vitamin D, 800,000 IU; vitamin E, 40,000 IU; vitamin K3, 1600 mg; vitamin B1, 4000 mg; vitamin B2, 3000 mg; vitamin B6, 3800 mg; vitamin B12, 3 mg; vitamin C, 60,000 mg; biotin, 100 mg; inositol, 10,000 mg; pantothenic acid, 8,000 mg; nicotinic acid, 18,000 mg; folic acid, 800 mg; choline chloride, 120,000 mg; colbat carbonate, 150 mg; ferrous sulphate, 8000 mg; potassium iodide, 400 mg; manganese oxide, 6000 mg; copper, 800 mg; sodium selenite, 40 mcg; lysine, 10,000 mg; methionine, 10,000 mg; zinc sulfate, 8000 mg