THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BLACK SOLDIER FLY （Hermetia illucens) MAGGOT MEAL ADDED TO COMMERCIAL RATION ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF COBB BROILERS

The study was conducted to determine the effects of different levels of black soldier fly maggot meal on the growth performance of Cobb broiler in 35 days of feeding trial at the poultry facility of Mindanao State University campus, General Santos City from November 13 to December 18, 2018. The study was laid out using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatment 0,5,7.5,10% black soldier fly maggot meal (BSFMM) added to commercial ration, replicated three times. The result showed that birds fed with 7.5% BSFMM in the ration gained the highest live weight of 1.78 kg while those birds with 0, 5 and 10% BSFMM in the ration gained an average live weight of 1.68, 1.71 and 1.73 kg, respectively. The most efficient in converting the feeds into live weight were the birds fed with 7.5% BSFMM in the ration requiring only 1.59 kg of feeds to gain a unit of live weight. The birds given 0,5 and 10% BSFMM in the ration had to eat 1.68, 1.65 and 1.63 kg of feeds to gain a unit of live weight, respectively. Birds fed with 0 and 5% BSFMM in the ration had the highest feed consumption of 2.83 kg while birds fed with 7.5 and 10% both consumed 2.82 kg of feeds in 35 days. Income analysis revealed that birds under T3 gave the highest income over feed and chick cost (IOFCC) with Php78.85, followed by birds in T1, T2 and T4 with an IOFCC of Php78.83, Php73.37 and Php67. 14 ,respectively.