The effect of replacing fish meal with Sago larvae meal (SLM) on egg production and quality of laying hens

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of substitution of fishmeal by Sago larvae meal (SLM) on the egg production and quality of laying hens. There were 5 treatments of fermented sago larvae replacing fish meal at 0, 15, 20, 25, and 40% of the diet, with each treatment replicated four times. There were curvilinear increase in hen day production at 31-45 week and reduce feed egg ration as the proportion of SLM in diet was increased. The hen day production showed consistent optimum responses at the replacement level until 25%. But, there were no differences in egg quality traits among treatments both 19-30 week and 31-45 week. There is a growing interest in utilization of insect larvae meal for feeding poultry future trends. Moreover, these insects could also help in solving some staple feed issues related to poultry farming such as fish meal.