Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chicken fed on black soldier fly larvae meal: a product of fecal sludge waste management

Abstract

Rearing black soldier fly is an efficient way to dispose of organic waste by converting them into protein-rich feed to substitute animal- and plant-based sources in animal feeds. The objective of this study was to determine the optimal inclusion level of black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) as a substitute for soybean meal (SBM) in broiler diets and evaluate the impact on growth and carcass characteristics. Five isonitrogenous diets (D) (20% crude protein, CP) and isocaloric (3,200 Kcal/kg) were formulated such that BSFLM substituted SBM at 0% (control, D1), 25% (D2), 50% (D3), 75% (D4), and 100% (D5) on a protein basis. A total of 270 broilers (Cobb 500) were randomly assigned to the five treatments in triplicates per diet. BSFLM displayed higher fat content (44.84 ± 0.08). Average daily feed intake (ADFI) decreased with an increase in BSFLM in the diets (p = 0.004). However, overall weight (OW) was high (1,296.97 ± 46.19) on 100% substitution of SBM with BSFLM (D5). Breast fat content averaged 6.06 ± 0.97 for D1 and 15.30 ± 0.5 for D5. This study has demonstrated that BSFLM can partially or wholly replace conventional SBM in the diet of broiler chicken.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2023.019
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
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College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Additional Information: Copyright © 2023 The Authors.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits copying and redistribution for non-commercial purposes with no derivatives, provided the original work is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Funding Information: This work was part of the project ‘Towards Circular Economy-Based Sanitation Provision: An entry point to Cleaner, Healthier Cities’ funded through GCRF Block Grant funding 2020/2021.
Uncontrolled Keywords: black soldier fly,broiler chicken,fecal sludge,growth performance,waste management,Water Science and Technology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Development,Waste Management and Disposal
Publication ISSN: 2408-9362
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2024 07:59
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2023 09:10
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Published Date: 2023-09-01
Published Online Date: 2023-08-19
Accepted Date: 2023-08-08
Authors: Kirimi, James
Riungu, Joy N.
Kiogora, Domenic
Marete, Eunice N.
Kagendo, Dorothy
Dey, Prasanta (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-9984-5374)
Oyooa, Valary

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