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 4

Effects of different substitution levels of BSFM for FM in diets on serum biochemical parameters in juvenile Chinese soft-shelled turtles.

ItemD1D2D3D4D5 valueLinearQuadratic

TP (g/L)bbababa0.0130.0010.004
ALB (g/L)0.8940.7320.746
GLOB (g/L)abbababa0.0430.0070.022
CHOL (mmol/L)0.5250.4260.662
TG (mmol/L)0.1390.3570.420
ALP (U/L)aabaa0.0010.3360.428
LZM (U/L)baaaa0.0210.0060.055
ALT (U/L)ababacbc0.0100.0380.113
AST (U/L)aababab0.0490.0940.250

Data are presented as the (). Values without a common superscript differ significantly (). TP: total protein; ALB: albumin; GLOB: globulin; CHOL: cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.