Maggot Meal (Hermetia illucens) Substitution on Fish Meal as Source of Animal Protein to Growth, Feed Utilization Efficiency, and Survival Rate of Milkfish (Chanos chanos)

Abstract

High protein content in maggot is one of the advantages for increasing fish growth through artificial feed. This study aimed to find the best optimization and feed formulation for fish meal substitution with maggot meal on growth, feed utilization efficiency, and survival rate of milkfish (C. chanos). Milkfish (C. chanos) with an average weight of 0.62±0.01 gram/fish was used as test fish. Feeding is carried out at 07.00 a.m., 12.00 p.m., and 17:00 p.m. through fixed feeding rate method. The tested fish was kept for 42 days with a stocking density of 1 fish/l. The experimental design used was a completely randomized design with five treatments and three replications. The treatments which had been done were fish meal substitution with maggot meal as follows: A (0%), B (25%), C (50%), D (75%), and E (100%). The research parameters included total feed consumption (TFC), feed utilization efficiency (FUE), protein efficiency ratio (PER), relative growth rate (RGR), survival rate (SR), and water quality. The results showed that the fish meal substitution with maggot meal had a significant effect (p<0.05) on FUE, PER, RGR and had no significant effect (p>0.05) on TFC and SR. The best treatment of each treatment is in treatment C with a composition of 50% maggot meal substitution on fish meal which resulted in a TFC value of 40.17±4.58, FUE of 27.51±0.77, PER of 0.83±0.03%, and RGR of 2.34±0.10.

Black Soldier Fly (<I>Hermetia illucens</I>) Oil Inclusion and its Effects on Growth Performances in Common Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I>)

“…Feed is said to be good if the efficiency value of feed utilization is close to 100% (Santika et al, 2021). High feed utilization efficiency is influenced by the source of nutrients and the amount of each component of the nutrient source in the feed (Herawati et al, 2020b). The addition of maggot oil in feed during the observation of carp can increase the efficiency of feed utilization.…”

Substitution of Maggot Meal (Hermetia illucens) in Feeds to The Growth Performance and Survival Rate of Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

“…This can be achieved if the quality of feed in terms of nutrition can meet the needs of fish. According to Herawati et al (2020), the factor of absorption and digestion of feed by fish efficiently is determined by the quality of nutrient sources in the feed. Different doses of maggot meal substitution affect the work activity of digestive enzymes.…”

Pengaruh Pemberian Tepung Maggot Terhadap Pertumbuhan Dan Tingkat Kelulushidupan Kepiting Bakau (Scylla serrata) Di Area Ekowisata Wanasari, Tuban, Bali

“…Maggot BSF (Black Soldier Fly) merupakan larva dari lalat buah spesies Hermetia illucens yang juga dikenal dengan nama Black Soldier Fly. Maggot BSF tidak membawa maupun menjadi agen penyakit, serta maggot mengandung kadar protein yang cukup tinggi, berkisar antara 40% -50%, hal ini menjadikan maggot BSF pakan yang baik untuk hewan ternak (Herawati et al, 2020).…”

“…Oleh karena itu perlu formulasi yang tepat dari perbandingan tepung maggot dan ikan lemuru sehingga menghasilkan laju pertumbuhan harian kepiting bakau yang tinggi. Herawati et al (2020) juga menyatakan maggot memiliki kandungan nutrisi seperti 40-50% protein, 30% lemak, dan asam amino seperti sistin, histidin, tripto fan, dan tirosin yang sangat diperlukan oleh kepiting bakau selama pertumbuhan.…”