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Nutritive value of house fly (Musca domestica) larvae as a feed supplement for turkey poults

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 105; Issue: 1-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0377-8401(03)00004-x

1873-2216

M.J. Zuidhof, Charles Molnar, F.M Morley, T.L Wray, F.E. Robinson, Bushra Khan, Louay M. Al-Ani, L. A. Goonewardene,

Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health

An experiment was conducted to determine the value of housefly (Musca domestica) larvae as a nutrient source for poultry. Forty-eight turkey poults were allocated to 12 brooding cages and fed either dehydrated M. domestica larvae (MDL) or a commercial diet (CD). Gross energy, apparent metabolizable energy and crude protein of the MDL were 23.1, 17.9 MJ/kg, and 593 g/kg, respectively and in CD 17.0, 13.2 MJ/kg and 318 g/kg, respectively (P<0.05). Coefficients of total tract apparent digestibility were high in the MDL. Dehydrated fly larva compares favorably to Soya bean meal as a protein supplement.