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Potential of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) Prepupae Larvae as an
Alternative Protein Source for Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium
Rosenbergii) Feed
Nor Nazlia Fitrah binti Azmy
Supervisor: Dr. Rasina Rasid @ Awang
Bachelor of Applied Science (Fisheries)
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) (BSF) prepupae larvae shows potential as an
alternative protein sources for giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
diet. The protein content is high of up to 60%. In this study, the prawns were fed for
21 days with different levels of fishmeal replacement of 0, 50 and 75% to BSF to
investigate the effects on growth performance and survival rate. Three hundred and
sixty post-larvae prawns (0.08 ± 0.01g of mean initial body weight) were randomly
divided into three treatment (3 tanks/treatments, 40 fish/tank). Specific growth rate
(SGR) response in this experiment was not significantly different (P0.05) by the BSF meal in the diet. The results obtained from this trial showed that
up to 50% BSF meal replacement could improve growth performances. However,
further investigations on BSF meal inclusion in the formulations are needed to improve
the negative impact on the survival rate.
614 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018