Effect of Replacing Black Soldier Fly Larvae Powder with Soybean Meal in the Ration on the Productive Traits of Laying Hens

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of Replacing Black Soldier Fly Larvae Powder With Soybean Meal in the Ration on the Productive Traits of Laying Hens during the period 29-9-2020 to 18-1-2021. Sixty laying hens, 55 weeks old were used randomly divided into 5 treatments, four replicates for each treatments (3 birds per replicates). Experimental treatments were: (T1): control, (T2): BSF larval meal was partially replaced by 25% in the place of Soybean meal, T3: BSF larval meal was partially replaced by 50% in the place of Soybean meal, T4: Partially replace 75% BSF larval powder in soybean meal, T5: completely replace 100% BSF larvae powder. Results showed during the total period of the experiment (56-71) weeks that there were no significant differences between the experiment treatments in the characteristic of egg production percentage (H.D.%), egg weight, egg mass, feed intake, feed conversion ratio.