Locust or grasshopper meal
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 91.7 | 2.3 | 89.5 | 94.0 | 3 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 57.3 | 11.8 | 29.2 | 65.9 | 9 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 8.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 14.0 | 7 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 8.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 14.1 | 9 | |
| Ash | % DM | 6.6 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 8 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 21.8 | 2.0 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 4 | * |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 1.3 | 1 | ||||
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 1.1 | 1 | ||||
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 1.1 | 1 | ||||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 3.2 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 1.5 | 1 | ||||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 2 | ||
| Arginine | % protein | 5.6 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 2 | ||
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 9.4 | 1 | ||||
| Cystine | % protein | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 15.4 | 1 | ||||
| Glycine | % protein | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2 | ||
| Histidine | % protein | 3.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2 | ||
| Isoleucine | % protein | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2 | ||
| Leucine | % protein | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 2 | ||
| Lysine | % protein | 4.7 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2 | ||
| Methionine | % protein | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 3.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 2 | ||
| Proline | % protein | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2 | ||
| Serine | % protein | 5.0 | 1 | ||||
| Threonine | % protein | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2 | ||
| Tryptophan | % protein | 0.8 | 1 | ||||
| Tyrosine | % protein | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2 | ||
| Valine | % protein | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Adeyemo et al., 2008; Alegbeleye et al., 2012; Anand et al., 2008; Balogun, 2011; Hemsted, 1947; Ojewola et al., 2005; Walker, 1975
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