EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE

This study was conducted in the poultry research facility affiliated with the Department of Animal Production at the College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul.120 unsexed quail birds of one day old were used to study the effect of replacing different proportions of black soldier fly l...

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Main Authors: Khalid Mustafa, Nawaf Al-Tamee, Ahmed Al-Neimy, Zaher Hamadi
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Published: College of Agriculture 2025-03-01
Series:Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
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Online Access:https://magrj.uomosul.edu.iq/article_186923_2ad8b29986cb8d8b1b2c5fee0e144e7e.pdf
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Nawaf Al-Tamee
Ahmed Al-Neimy
Zaher Hamadi
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description This study was conducted in the poultry research facility affiliated with the Department of Animal Production at the College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul.120 unsexed quail birds of one day old were used to study the effect of replacing different proportions of black soldier fly larvae )Hermetia illucens( instead of soybean meal on the productive performance of quail during the growth stage. The birds were randomly distributed into four treatments as follows: the first is control (without replacement), second, third and fourth with replacement rates (20, 40 and 60) % respectively. Feed and water were provided ad libitum throughout the duration of the study, which extended until the birds reached 42 days of age.The productive characteristics evaluated to assess the efficiency of substituting black soldier fly larvae at varying replacement levels instead of soybean meal included final body weight, weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio, vitality rate, production index and Carcass characteristics. The findings revealed no significant differences in the variables examined productive traits among all treatments, indicating the possibility of replacing black soldier fly larvae powder up to 60% in place of soybean meal without negatively affecting the productive performance of the quail bird.
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spelling doaj-art-d4d85ecb27b64126aff5a1feed2bf4fa2025-08-20T02:03:59ZengCollege of AgricultureMesopotamia Journal of Agriculture1815-316X2224-97962025-03-01531465610.33899/mja.2025.155671.1509186923EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGEKhalid Mustafa0Nawaf Al-Tamee1Ahmed Al-Neimy2Zaher Hamadi3Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, IraqDepartment of Animal Production, College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, IraqDepartment of Animal Production, College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, IraqNineveh Agriculture Directorate, Mosul, IraqThis study was conducted in the poultry research facility affiliated with the Department of Animal Production at the College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul.120 unsexed quail birds of one day old were used to study the effect of replacing different proportions of black soldier fly larvae )Hermetia illucens( instead of soybean meal on the productive performance of quail during the growth stage. The birds were randomly distributed into four treatments as follows: the first is control (without replacement), second, third and fourth with replacement rates (20, 40 and 60) % respectively. Feed and water were provided ad libitum throughout the duration of the study, which extended until the birds reached 42 days of age.The productive characteristics evaluated to assess the efficiency of substituting black soldier fly larvae at varying replacement levels instead of soybean meal included final body weight, weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio, vitality rate, production index and Carcass characteristics. The findings revealed no significant differences in the variables examined productive traits among all treatments, indicating the possibility of replacing black soldier fly larvae powder up to 60% in place of soybean meal without negatively affecting the productive performance of the quail bird.https://magrj.uomosul.edu.iq/article_186923_2ad8b29986cb8d8b1b2c5fee0e144e7e.pdfblack soldier flyquailproductive performancesoybean meal
spellingShingle Khalid Mustafa
Nawaf Al-Tamee
Ahmed Al-Neimy
Zaher Hamadi
EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
black soldier fly
quail
productive performance
soybean meal
title EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE
title_full EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE
title_fullStr EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE
title_full_unstemmed EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE
title_short EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTING BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE INSTEAD OF SOYBEAN MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL AT GROWTH STAGE
title_sort effect of substituting black soldier fly larvae instead of soybean meal on productive performance of quail at growth stage
topic black soldier fly
quail
productive performance
soybean meal
url https://magrj.uomosul.edu.iq/article_186923_2ad8b29986cb8d8b1b2c5fee0e144e7e.pdf
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