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Can black soldier fly larvae-Desmodium intortum based diets enhance the performance of Cobb500(R) broiler chickens and smallholder farmers' profit in Kenya?

dc.contributor.authorMutisya, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorAgbodzavu, K.M.
dc.contributor.authorKinyuru, J.
dc.contributor.authorTanga, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorGicheha, M.
dc.contributor.authorHailu, G.
dc.contributor.authorSalifu, D.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Z.
dc.contributor.authorNiassy, S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-15T09:23:30Z
dc.date.available2021-07-15T09:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.identifier.citationMutisya, M.M., Agbodzavu, M.K., Kinyuru, J.N., Tanga, C.M., Gicheha, M., Hailu, G., ... & Niassy, S. (2021). Can black soldier fly Desmodium intortum larvae-based diets enhance the performance of Cobb500 broiler chickens and smallholder farmers' profit in Kenya?. Poultry Science, 100(2), 420-430.
dc.identifier.issn0032-5791
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7178
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to evaluate the performance of broiler chickens fed on 3 black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) (Hermetia illucens) and Greenleaf desmodium (Desmodium intortum)-based meals. We evaluated growth performance, carcass quality, and profitability under various commercial pathways (doorstep, retail, whole, and assorted). Desmodium and BSFL powders were formulated into 3 ratios: T1 25:75, T2 50:50, and T3 75:25. A commercial feed was used as a control. One hundred and twenty mixed-sex 1-day-old broiler chicks (Cobb) were reared in pens for 42 d in a completely randomized design. The chickens were weighed weekly to monitor their growth rate. After the 42-day rearing period, they were slaughtered for carcass quality evaluation and recording of the weights of internal organs. During the initial growth phase (7–21 d), significant effects of fish meal replacement were found on the chickens' average weight (P < 0.001), average daily body weight gain (P < 0.001), average daily feed intake (P < 0.001), and feed conversion ratio (P < 0.001). However, during the second phase (21–42 d), no significant effect of the replacement was detected except on average daily feed intake (P = 0.003). No significant differences were found in terms of the relative weights of internal organs. It was found that Desmodium-BSFL-based feeds were more profitable than the control feed, and the assorted and retail modes of sale generated more revenue compared to when the chickens were sold at doorstep and on whole-chicken basis. The return on investment was higher for a push-pull adopter compared to a non-adopter. The study found that a BSFL-Desmodium mixture can be a valuable replacement for the protein component in conventional feed and would provide a new impetus for the adoption of push-pull.
dc.description.sponsorshipBiovision Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian International Development Research Centre
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
dc.description.sponsorshipRockefeller Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Aid
dc.description.sponsorshipSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency
dc.description.sponsorshipSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
dc.description.sponsorshipFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyan Government
dc.format.extent420-430
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFeeds
dc.subjectInsects
dc.subjectDesmodium
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectBroiler Chickens
dc.subjectBlack Soldier Fly
dc.subjectHermetia Illucens
dc.subjectPoultry
dc.titleCan black soldier fly larvae-Desmodium intortum based diets enhance the performance of Cobb500(R) broiler chickens and smallholder farmers' profit in Kenya?
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMUTISYA:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectBiodiversity
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.journalPoultry Science
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 19 Nov 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.11.021
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMawufe Agbodzavu: 0000-0001-5435-1250
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue2
cg.identifier.volume100


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