A value added manure management system using the black soldier fly
Abstract
A manure management system for laying hens using the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) converted manure to a 42% protein, 35% fat feedstuff, reduced manure accumulation by at least 50% and eliminated house fly breeding. No extra facility or added energy was required. Mature larvae self-harvested producing a feedstuff as they attempted to pupate. Optimal feedstuff to manure dry matter yield was 7·8%. This insect occurs worldwide in tropical and warm-temperature regions and can digest many biological wastes.
- Publication:
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Bioresource Technology
- Pub Date:
- 1994
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0960-8524(94)90102-3
- Bibcode:
- 1994BiTec..50..275C
- Keywords:
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- Hermetia illucens;
- poultry waste;
- treatment;
- fertilizer;
- animal feed