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15/02/23 08:35 AM IST

Black soldier fly larvae

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  • India is among the top five chicken and egg producers in the world.
  • One of the factors that determine sustainability of the sector and economic viability of the business for small poultry farmers, is the quality, quantity and cost of feed
Black Soldier Fly
  • The black soldier fly is a fly (Diptera) of the Stratiomyidae family that is commonly found in many parts of the world.
  • They are a dull, whitish color. They feed on a variety of organic matter, from rejected food waste to manure.
  • The larvae of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), for instance, have a high nutritional value and are easy to raise.
  • The larvae feed on a variety of organic matter, from rejected food waste to manure. Insects also have high waste-to-biomass conversion efficiency.
  • This means, unlike hot-blooded mammals and birds, which use a lot of energy to keep themselves warm, insects are efficient converters of food into body mass.
  • The black soldier fly larvae can thus be a low-cost, low footprint, eco-friendly as well as natural feed companion to poultry farmers.
  • A black soldier fly larvae is capable of converting the organic waste into wide range of useful vitamins and minerals.
  • They are thus are rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese and so on, which makes them a promising candidate for livestock feed.
  • The higher amino acid content also makes the grub a good source of protein.
  • The nutritional composition of the larvae, however, varies with the food they consume.
Source- DTE

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