Substitution of Soybean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal in Starter Concentrate on Growth Performance, Rumen Fermentation, Apparent Nutrient Digestibility, and Blood Hemato-Biochemical Profile of Growing Lambs

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D.M. Fassah ¹ , F. Hanifah ² , K. Kiswantoro ³ , S.P. Damayanti ⁴ , Y.M. Alfia ⁵ , L. Khotijah ⁶ , D. Diapari ^{7 *} , Dewi Apri Astuti ⁸

1 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
2 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
3 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
4 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
5 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
6 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
7 - Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, 16680, Bogor, Indonesia
8 - IPB University

Received: 2025-02-08 Accepted : 2025-06-04 Published : 2025-09-01

Keywords: blood haemato-biochemical profile, defatted black soldier fly larvae meal, digestibil-ity, growing lamb, performance, rumen fermentation,

Abstract :

This study aimed to assess the effect of partially substituting soybean meal (SBM) with defatted Black sol-dier fly larvae meal (DBSFL) on growth performance, rumen fermentation characteristics, apparent nutrient digestibility, and blood hemato-biochemical profile of growing lambs. A total of 10 Javanese thin-tail grow-ing lambs (BW 13.95±3.07 kg) were equally assigned to two dietary treatments: P1= starter concentrate with 22% SBM (control), and P2= starter concentrate with 11% SBM and 10% DBSFL. The trial lasted for 56 days, including 14 days of adaptation. The results revealed that substituting 10% of SBM with DBSFL did not affect (P>0.05) nutrient intake and growth performance of growing lambs. The inclusion of 10% DBSFL had no adverse effects (P>0.05) on rumen fermentation characteristics, feed apparent digestibility, and blood hemato-biochemical profiles of growing lambs. In conclusion, DBSFL at 10% inclusion level can effectively substitute SBM in the starter concentrate, ensuring comparable health and productivity in grow-ing lambs.

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