Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Abel F A Silas, Oluwole O B, Owolabi F O, Sarumi B B, Anuoluwatelemi J O, Ibekwe D N, Ogunji A O, Atanda M T, Talabi O A, Adepoju M, Onuh L I and Elemo G N
Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Nigeria
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci
Conventional animal feeds ingredients are mostly imported into the country, these are becoming too expensive, very scarce and beyond the reach of poor fish and livestock farmers. In fish farming, the relatively high cost of fish meal and feeds, itâ�?�?s increased foreign exchange imports and low investment in local production with the attendant decrease in the supply demand gap of fish and fish products consumption had led to the need for the development of maggots meal as a fish meal analogues using the larval stage of housefly (Musca domestica). The maggot meal is an ideal replacement for the fish meal feeding problems based on cost implication/ effectiveness, crude protein content, availability and amino acid profile. In this study, three major substrates used were broiler manure (BM), cow rumen content (CRC) and pig manure (PM). The two harvesting methodologies included the hand tongs method (using tong picking instrument) and water floatation method. Maggotry of dimension 1.2 m2�?�?5 cm was prepared and filled to a depth of 5 cm with each of the substrates separately. After ovipositioning on the second day, mature larvae were harvested on the sixth day of ovipositioning. The results showed that the quantity of harvested fish meal analogue of magmeal was significantly highest (p<0.05) in BM with a value of 437.32�?±0.15 g compared to 416.58�?±0.17 g and 394.52�?±0.14 g in the CRC and PM substrates, respectively. The method of harvesting showed that tong picking was significantly highest (p<0.05) though more laborious with a value of 489.72�?±0.23 g compared to 402.13�?±0.11 g in tong picking method.