This study was conducted in two experiments with the objectives: (1) to evaluate nutrient intake,
physiological status, and performance of pre-weaning goat kids fed with milk replacer containing
cricket meal, and (2) to evaluate nutrient intake, rumen fermentation characteristics, blood profiles, and
production performance of post-weaning etawah crossbred goats fed with cricket meal as a substitution
of soybean meal. Twelve pre-weaning goat kids (3.78±0.50 kg BW) were divided into 3 treatments (4
replicates per treatment), i.e., kids fed with goat milk (GM), cow milk (CM), and milk replacer containing cricket meal (MR). In the second experiment, 12 post-weaning goats (12-14 kg BW) were fed with 3
dietary treatments, i.e., control ration (CM-0), ration containing 15% cricket meal (CM-15), and ration
containing 30% cricket meal (CM-30). Parameters measured during 2 months observations were nutrient
intake, physiological status, fermentation profiles, blood profiles, and performance. Both experiments
used a completely randomized design. Results showed that there were no significant differences in
physiological status parameters in pre-weaning goat kids fed with GM, CM or MR. The performance
of kids fed with GM was significantly higher (120 g/d) than those fed with CM and MR treatments
(p