Research Article

Influences of Partial Substitution of Fish Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal in Diets on Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters, and Body Composition of Juvenile Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis)

Table 3

Effects of different substitution levels of BSFM for FM in diets on growth performance in juvenile Chinese soft-shelled turtles.

ItemD1D2D3D4D5 valueLinearQuadratic

IBW (g)0.9980.8170.947
FBW (g)0.4360.0720.199
WGR (%)cbcabcaba0.0150.0000.002
SGRbbabaa0.0190.0020.008
FCRaaabc0.0000.0000.000
SR (%)

Data are expressed as the (). Values without a common superscript differ significantly (). IBW: initial body weight; FBW: final body weight; WGR: weight gain rate; SGR: specific growth rate; FCR: feed conversion ratio; SR: survival rate.