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Effects of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larval meal in the diets of grower-finishing guinea fowls reared under tropical conditions

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The study was conducted with the view to determine the impact of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larval meal (BSFLM) on growing guinea fowls. BSFLM replaced fishmeal (3% in the control diet) in the ratios of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100% to produce six dietary treatments, which were iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous. Two hundred and forty-eight-week old guinea fowls with mean live weight of 273.2 ± 10.9 g were tagged, weighted, and randomly assigned to 24 (6 × 4) floor pens; each pen was treated as a replicate. Feed and water were provided ad libitum during the entire period, which lasted 10 weeks. Feed consumption differed among the treatment groups (P = 0.0072) with the 100% fishmeal diets recording the lowest. Daily gain was significantly (P = 0.009) higher for birds fed high BSFLM diets compared to the control (100% fishmeal diet). The inclusion of BSFLM in the diets elicited positive linear effect on weight gains of the guinea fowls (R2 = 0.91) with increasing concentration resulting in higher live weight gains. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) also differed between treatments (P < 0.05) but similar for the 100% fishmeal (control) and 100% BSFLM diets. Organ and haematopoitic integrity were equally assured regardless of levels of the protein sources fed to the birds. Generally, meats from birds fed 60 to 100% BSFLM and from hens were more acceptable. A study to evaluate the economics of utilising BSFLM in guinea fowl production is recommended.

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The project team expresses sincere appreciation to the management and staff of CSIR-Animal Research Institute for the unrestrained access to its facilities, laboratories, logistics and administrative support. Much gratitude is extended to CABI, Ghana for supporting in a variety of ways to make this study run smoothly.

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EDIF and University of Stirling, UK are profoundly appreciated for funding and also for providing technical support particularly in the area of larvae production.

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  1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Animal Research Institute, P. O. Box AH 20, Achimota, Accra, Ghana

    P. A. Wallace, J. K. Nyameasem, G. A. Aboagye, S. Affedzie-Obresi, K. Nkegbe, V. Botchway & N. Karbo

  2. University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK

    F. Murray, W. Leschen & P.-O. Maquart

  3. CABI-WAC, P. O. Box 860, Cantoments, Accra, Ghana

    V. Clottey

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Wallace, P.A., Nyameasem, J.K., Aboagye, G.A. et al. Effects of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larval meal in the diets of grower-finishing guinea fowls reared under tropical conditions. Trop Anim Health Prod 50, 1499–1507 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1588-5

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