Carcass and meat quality traits of IPB D1 chicken on black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) dietary inclusion

Abstract

The aims research studied the effect of the dietary inclusion of 3 different levels of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) meal on the slaughter traits and meat nutritional quality of IPB D1 chicken (composite chicken: Pelung, Sentul, Kampung, Cobb Broiler). Five hundred and fifteen IPB D1 chickens were randomly allocated into three treatment groups (P0, P1, and P2) with three replicates/treatment, fifty-five to sixty chickens /replicate). The treatment groups consist of control feed ration (without BSFL)/ T0), 5% BSFL (T1), and 7.5% BSFL (T2). At 8, 9, and 10 weeks of age, eighteen IPB D1 chickens were slaughtered and separated between male and female, afterward, carcasses were weighed and parted into commercial parts. Proximate and Cholesterol analysis conducted on the breast, tight, and leg meat. The research outcomes indicated that BSFL meal as feedstuff showed similar carcass yield at each 8, 9, and 10 weeks of age in male and female chickens. IPB D1 chicken meat from BSFL (T1 and T2) treatment had higher fat content than control both in males and female chicken at 10-week ages. The protein percentage showed insignificant in all treatments, with a range from 19.85%-22.89% in male meat, and 21%-21.62% in female meat.