Proximate Analysis of Whole Prey
Species | Scientific Name | Dry Matter(% DM) | Crude Protein, % in DM | Crude Fat, % in DM | Ash, % in DM | Ca, % in DM | P, % in DM | Cu, mg/kg DM | Fe, mg/kg DM | Zn, mg/kg DM | Mn, mg/kg DM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodents | |||||||||||
Rat, adult | Rattus norvegicus domestica | 29.8 (20.8–34.4) | 59.7 (56.1–62.8) | 26.5 (22.1–32.6) | 11.7 (9.8–14.8) | 2.8 (2.1–3.5) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 4.5 | 58.9 | 43.3 | NA |
Rat, baby | 20.8 | 65 | 20.9 | NA | 1.7 | 1.1 | 27.5 | 171.5 | 106.7 | 5.2 | |
Rat, 11 weeks | 35.7 | 63.4 | 34.9 | 7.5 | 2.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Mouse, adult | Mus musculus | 28.1 (18.2–35.6) | 54.9 (44.2–64.2) | 28.4 (17.0–46.5) | 9.6 (7.6–11.8) | 1.9 (1.2–3.0) | 1.5 (1.2–1.7) | 11.8 (6.7–19.2) | 139.4 (34.6–181.3) | 68.3 (47.7–82.5) | 6.3 (0.2–13.1) |
Mouse, baby | 20.7 | 68.7 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 22.4 | 247.6 | 103.6 | 4.8 | |
Mouse, 25–35 g | 40.4 | 56.1 | 27.1 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 14.7 | 204.7 | 0.4 | 7.8 | |
Guinea pig, adult | Cavia porcellus | 33.6 | 46.0 | 39 | 11.1 | 2 | 3.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Guinea pig, baby | 29.1 | 51.2 | 34.7 | 14.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Guinea pig, 10 wk | 31.3 | 51.4 | 46.1 | 9.2 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Rabbit, adult | Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus | 31.8 | 59.9 | 22.5 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Birds | |||||||||||
Day-old chick | Gallus domesticus | 25.7 (25.0–27.7) | 64.4 (60.0–72.4) | 24.1 (22.4–28.1) | 7.1 (6.4–7.4) | 1.3 (0.8–1.7) | 0.9 (0.5–1.2) | 2.6 | 52.3 | NA | NA |
Chicken, whole | 33.5 | 43.1 | 35.2 | 12 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 122.2 | 11.6 | NA | |
Chicken leg | 40.3 | 49.9 | 36.7 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Chicken liver | 26.3 | 81 | 10.5 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.7 | 358.8 | 125.6 | ||
Quail | Coturnix japonica | 34 | 63.7 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 3.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Insects | |||||||||||
Cricket, adult | Acheta domestica | 32 | 62.6 | 20.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 1 | 20.2 | 153 | 154 | 26.3 |
Cricket, juvenile | 33 | 45 | 10 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 197 | 159 | 53 | |
Grasshopper | Locusta migratoria | 31 | 67.5 | 14 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Bee, drone + worker | 30 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Cockroach | 38.7 | 20.9 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Fish fly | 26.5 | 16.9 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
House fly, maggot | Musca domestica | NA | 50.4 | 18.9 | NA | 0.5 | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Fruit fly | Drosophila melanogaster | 30.9 | 68 | 19 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Insect larvae | |||||||||||
Mealworm | 32.8 | 52.8 | 36.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Buffalo worm | 50 | 24 | 11 | 9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Bloodworm | 9.9 | 5.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.04 | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Black soldier fly larvae | NA | 42.9 | 2.6 | NA | 7.6 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
House fly maggot meal | NA | 50.4 | 18.9 | NA | 0.5 | 1.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Silkworm pupae meal | NA | 60.7 | 25.7 | NA | 0.4 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Morio or superworm | 38.2 | 68.1 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Abbreviations: Ca, calcium; Cu, Copper; DM, dry matter; Fe, Iron; Mn, manganese; NA, no available data; P, phosphorus; Zn, zinc. | |||||||||||