Substitution of fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L) against the performance of native chickens grower phase

Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae (Hermetia illucens) is a feed that has a high protein
content. The research aims to determine the role of the use of the BSF larvae the performance
of a grower-phase poultry that substituted fish flour. A total of 120 4-week-old native chickens
were alloted to 5 dietary treatments and 4 replications based on the completely randomized
design. The treatment consists of P0 (basal rations + 100% fish flour), P1 (basal rations + 75%
fish flour + 25% BSF larvae flour), P2 (basal rations + 50% fish flour + 50% BSF larvae flour),
P3 (basal rations + 25% fish flour + 75% BSF larvae flour), P4 (basal rations + 100% BSF
larvae flour). The parameters measured were the ration consumption, body weight gain, feed
conversion ratio and protein consumption. The study showed that there were significant effect
of treatment on feed consumption, the increasing of body weight and protein consumption. It
concluded that feeding chicken the basal rations + 25% fish flour + 75% BSF flour can improve
the performance of native chickens.