| Autor: |
Kuppusamy G; Crops for the Future Research Centre, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Semenyih, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia.; Innovation and Technology Advancement Department, GK Aqua Sdn Bhd, Lot 563 Kg Sg Machang Ulu, Lenggeng 71750, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia., Kong CK; Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia., Segaran GC; Innovation and Technology Advancement Department, GK Aqua Sdn Bhd, Lot 563 Kg Sg Machang Ulu, Lenggeng 71750, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia., Tarmalingam E; Innovation and Technology Advancement Department, GK Aqua Sdn Bhd, Lot 563 Kg Sg Machang Ulu, Lenggeng 71750, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia., Herriman M; Crops for the Future Research Centre, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Semenyih, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia., Ismail MF; Crops for the Future Research Centre, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Semenyih, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia., Mehmood Khan T; Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) Out Fall Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan., Low LE; Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.; Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China., Goh BH; Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China. |
| Abstrakt: |
Black soldier fly (BSF) larva is an attractive animal feed replacer due to its noticeable nutritional content. However, the conventional rearing method often resulted in BSF with undesirably high heavy metal residues that are harmful to animals. In this work, putrefied Sesbania grandiflora ( S. Grandiflora ) leaves were employed as feed to rear BSF larvae. The resultant BSF prepupae were found to contain 43.5% protein and 16.7% fat, reflecting a comparable protein content and a 2-fold reduction in crude fat than those reared using conventional kitchen waste. Moreover, high quantities of arginine (25.4 g/kg dry matter basis (DM)), carnitine (32.9 g/kg DM), and short-chain fatty acids, including lauric (40.00%), palmitic (19.20%), and oleic (12.10%) acids, have also been noticed in the BSF prepupae. Furthermore, the BSF larvae have been recorded with 0.185 mg/kg chromium, 0.380 mg/kg selenium, and mercury below the detection limit, which is far lower than those reared using conventional kitchen and agricultural wastes (≈1.7 mg/kg chromium, 1.2 mg/kg selenium, and 0.2 mg/kg mercury). Overall, the study shows that the nutritional quality of BSF prepupae is extensively improved when using S. Grandiflora as their feed. The resultant BSF prepupae may serve as an alternative feed for animal rearing. |
