DATASET meat quality of guinea pig fed with Hermetia illucens as protein source

The hypothesis was that black soldier fly larvae meal (BSF) could replace the soybean meal as protein source in guinea pig nutrition. Meat quality parameters were analyzed (proximate composition, pH, color, water holding capacity, amino acids and fatty acids profile) and statistical analysis was performed looking for significant differences among treatments (T0: diet having soybean meal as the protein source; T1: diet having 50% of BSF and 50% of soybean meal as protein sources; T2: diet having BSF as the protein source (100% replacement of soybean meal)). For statistical analysis, the software Statgraphics Centurion 18 and non parametric test (kruskal-wallis) were selected to assess the impact of soybean replacement by BSF in meat quality.