Dataset for: Standardized ileal digestible amino acids and net energy contents in full fat and defatted black soldier fly larvae meals (Hermetia illucens) fed to growing pigs

Two experiments were conducted to determine standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of AA (Exp. 1) and net energy (Exp. 2) in two black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) samples [full fat (FF; 42.5% CP, as-fed) and defatted (DF; 40.8% CP; as-fed)] for growing pigs. Two cornstarch-based diets were formulated with FF and DF BSFLM as the sole sources of AA. A nitrogen-free diet was also used and the corn starch:sucrose:oil ratio was kept constant among diets to calculate DE by difference method. In each Exp., pigs were fed 2.8 × estimated maintenance energy requirement. In Exp. 1, 8 ileal-cannulated barrows were used in a replicated 2 × 2 Latin square design (n = 8). In each period, pigs were adapted to diets for 5 days followed by 2 days of continuous ileal digesta collection for 8 hours. The SID of AA were calculated using basal endogenous losses for pigs fed a nitrogen-free diet. In Exp. 2, 8 barrows were used in a partially replicated Latin square design (n = 8). In each period, pigs were adapted to diets for 7 days, followed by 5 days of total urine collection and fecal grab sampling.