Research Article

Replacement of Commercial Feed with Fresh Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae in Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

Table 2

Feeding strategy and proximate composition of the experimental diets.

Experiment diets
BSFL 0%BSFL 25%BSFL 50%BSFL 75%BSFL 100%

Feeding times (times/day)
Commercial feed43210
Fresh BSFL01234
Proximate composition (% weight)
Crude protein42.0035.9529.9023.8517.80
Crude ash16.0012.559.105.652.20
Crude fat4.004.855.706.557.40
Phosphorus1.200.980.750.530.30
Moisture and other volatile11.0025.5840.1554.7369.30

Notes: BSFL 0% is the control group. The replacement rate was controlled by adjusting the feeding times of fresh BSFL.