Effect of feeding black soldier fly (hermetia illucens) larvae meal on the growth performance and organ weight of the village chickens, ayam kampung kacuk (akk)

An abstract of the research paper presented to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, in partial requirement of the course DVT 5504 – Research Project. Interest in animal-based food protein would increase quickly with the worldwide population expansion and high demand. This research project aims to investigate the potential for feeding Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Larvae Meal on the growth performance of village chicken. This experiment was conducted for 21 days using two weeks old chickens (n=10). All chickens were divided into two dietary groups consisting of 5 chickens of each; (A) restricted commercial pellets (100 g per chicken per day) served as control, and (B) limited feed with a ratio 3: of 5; commercial pellets: Black Soldier Flies Larvae meal (BSFL). The growth performance of Village Chicken was assessed for a period of 21 days. During the experimentation, the body weight of the chickens was recorded weekly. The amount of feed given (kg) was recorded daily to monitor the feed intake. After 21 days, the final weight of the chickens was recorded. At the end of this experiment, the chickens were euthanised by the exsanguination method, where each part of the chicken was measured and weighed. Results showed that the average body weights and organ weights were not affected (p>0.05) by the type of diet given. However, a significant(p<0.05) result was observed in the gastrointestinal organs. The present study revealed chickens fed with a commercial diet had a similar increase in body weight compared to chickens fed with a combination of feed. In conclusion, replacing the commercial diet positively affects body weight performance and organ weight.
Keywords : Black Soldier Fly, Black Soldier Fly Larvae, chicken, growth performance and organs weight.