Comparative Analysis of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Chicken Feed and Commercial Chicken Feed Against Broiler Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Cobb Strain Performance

• Main Author: Ilham Wira Rohmat, Farhan
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/39506
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The protein content of Black Soldier Fly larvae (Hermetia illucens-BSF) which can reach up to 40% and can be processed into BSF flour, has the potential to replace fish meal in commercial chicken feed composition in an effort to produce more economical broiler chicken feed. This study aims to determine the differences in BSF chicken feed and commercial chicken feed to the complete proximate content (water, ash, protein, fiber, fat, carbohydrate, energy) feed and meat, broiler chicken growth (Gallus domesticus) Cobb Strain with Final Body parameters Weight (FBW), Daily Feed Intake (DFI), Daily Weight Gain (DWG), Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), Approximate Digestibility (AD), Efficiency of Conversion Digestibility (ECD) and carcass weight (3-joint wing, leg quarter, forequarter) broiler chicken. Cultivation of broiler Cobb Strains was carried out for 33 days with the treatment of BSF chicken feed (PM) and commercial chicken feed (PK). The results showed that PM feed had lower water, protein, fat, carbohydrate and energy content and higher ash and fiber content than PK feed. While the content of PM chicken meat has a lower percentage of protein, carbohydrate, and energy levels and higher water, ash and fat content compared to PK treatment. The statistical analysis using independent T test showed that was differences in the growth performance and carcass weight of broiler chickens in the PM and PK treatments.