Optimal insect-based feed for layer chicken production: Are farmers making profits by substituting plant-based proteins?

Dataset comprises on growth (daily weight gain), feed intake (daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio), laying (egg production i.e number of eggs and laying percentage) and economic performance (cost of feed formulation, cost benefit analysis and marginal analysis) of Isa brown chicks, growers and layers (n= 210) fed diets integrated with various inclusion levels of full- fat black soldier fly larvae meals in Kenya. The data was collected between April 2020 and July 2021.本数据集涵盖在肯尼亚开展的饲养试验相关数据，试验对象为210只伊莎褐鸡（Isa Brown），包含雏鸡、育成鸡与产蛋鸡三个饲养阶段；试验日粮添加了不同水平的全脂黑水虻幼虫粉（full-fat black soldier fly larvae meals）。数据集覆盖的指标包括生长性能（日增重）、采食量相关指标（日采食量与饲料转化率）、产蛋性能（产蛋数与产蛋率）以及经济性能（饲料配方成本、成本效益分析与边际分析）。本次试验的数据采集时间为2020年4月至2021年7月。