Substitution of Soybean Meal with Black Soldier Fly Larvae in Rabbit Blood Profile
Ardi Prasetio, Christina Maria Sri Lestari, Sutaryo Sutaryo
Magister of Animal Science Diponogoro University
Abstract
Intensive farms in Indonesia feed the rabbit with pellet mainly contained soybean meal as protein source that is fully imported from abroad. This study aim to find the alternative protein source that can be mass produced and substitute the soybean meal. Insect ougtht to substitute soybean meal for having equal amount of protein and better amino acid profile but it has chittin that can cause allergy or phisiology disorder in some animal. Twenty weaned (8 weeks old) male New Zealand White Rabbits with homogenous live weight (1359 ± 154 gr, cv = 11,37%) were randomly divided into 4 treatment group T0, T1, T2, T3 which respectively substituted 0, 10%, 20%, and 30% soybean meal with BSFL and reared for 10 weeks. The blood profile parameter showed no significant except for Neutrophyl and Lymphocyte value that indicate there was alergic reaction to the rabbits after fed by BSLF.
Keywords: Blood profile, Rabbit, Substitution, Soybean meal, Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Topic: Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture