Research Article

Efficacy of an Insect-Based Diet with Addition of Probiotics on Growth, Proximate Composition, Enzymatic Efficiency, and Immune Response of Nile Tilapia

Table 2

Proximate composition of feed.

ComponentsControlMM 25%MM 50%MM 75%MM 100%BSFM 25%BSFM 50%BSFM 75%BSFM 100%

Dry matter (%)91.094.3192.9393.5190.3293.2191.4590.3591.53
Crude protein (%)70.6968.2366.7565.3663.5670.3269.3567.5365.36
Crude fat (%)7.8012.1015.4115.3214.3211.5613.3212.3411.42
Ash (%)18.3022.3523.9521.2322.9820.3521.5620.6320.63
NFE (%)7.259.5139.3210.129.969.3710.359.678.69
Calcium (%)1.351.421.321.241.261.211.201.231.21
Phosphorus (%)0.810.750.660.810.620.800.710.690.72
Gross energy (MJ/kg)23.124.3122.3121.7522.3623.923.222.3421.56

NFE, nitrogen-free extract.