02241nam a22001937a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021040001400062100002800076245014100104260003600245300003100281500016100312504003200473520136500505942001601870999001701886952014401903OSt20250805085043.0241210b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMMSUcULS  aSuyatan, Jade Russel S.  aLaying performance and egg quality of Japanese quails fed with varying levels of black soldier fly larvae meal /cJade Russel S. Suyatan  aCity of Batac : bMMSU, c2024.  axiii, 75 leaves :c29 cm.   aThesis (BS in Agriculture major in Animal Science)  -- Mariano Marcos State University-College of Agriculture, Food and Sustainable Development, Batac City   aBibliography : leaves 50-56  aThe study was conducted from November 6 to December 20, 2023 in 
Barangay Magnuang, City of Batac, Ilocos Norte, to evaluate the growth 
performance, health status, laying performance, egg quality, and profitability of 
Japanese quails fed different levels of black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM). A total 
of 180 ready-to-lay quails were randomly and equally distributed into four dietary 
treatment groups with three replications following a Randomized Complete Block 
Design (RCBD). The treatments were: (T1) 100% pure commercial feed (CF), (T2) 
95% CF + 5% BSFLM, (T3) 90% CF + 10% BSFLM, and (T4) 85% CF + 15% 
BSFLM. Analysis was done using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) for RCBD and 
treatment means were compared using Least Significant Difference Test using STAR 
V.2.0.1. 
The results showed that quails fed with BSFLM showed no significant 
differences in terms of growth performance, health status, laying performance, egg 
quality (except egg width), and profitability. Furthermore, there were no negative 
health effects or mortalities associated with the inclusion of BSFLM. Moreover, a 
positive net income was obtained from all the treatments, resulting in positive return 
of investment. The highest ROI was obtained from quails fed with pure commercial 
feeds. The treatment with the highest inclusion rate of BSFLM gave the lowest ROI.  2lcccTHEDIS  c24311d24311  00102lcc4070aMMSU_MAINbMMSU_MAINcTHESESd2024-12-10i7485l1pUTHESIS-7485r2025-09-15s2025-09-09w2024-12-10yTHEDISzRoom Use Only