Use of fly larvae Hermetia illucens in poultry feeding: A review paper

Journal of Water and Land Development

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Svetlana V. Sverguzova¹  Ildar H. Shaikhiev²  Zhanna A. Sapronova¹  Ekaterina V. Fomina¹  Yulia L. Makridinа¹ 

[1] Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shoukhov, Department of Industrial Ecology;Kazan National Research Technological University, Department of Engineering Ecology

关键词: feed;    Hermetia illucens;    insect feed;    poultry;    protein flour;   

DOI  :  10.24425/jwld.2021.137101

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Instytut Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego / Institute of Technology and Life Sciences

【 摘 要 】

The paper presents the review of scientific publications of world literature on the use of the larvae of black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) when feeding poultry. Nowadays, the issue of replacing traditional sources of protein when feeding poultry is very urgent, especially in connection with the global food crisis. Insects are the natural food of most birds; thus, the use of fly larvae for feed production has a biological basis. The research results presented in published works show that there are no negative effects on bird health and meat quality when feeding poultry, quail and other birds. In some cases, the experimental groups of birds gained weight slightly more slowly than the control group. Other reports indicate that birds grew at the same rate as normal birds. The quantity and quality of eggs did not differ significantly, but dietary changes affected the colour of yolks and eggshell. The effect of the addition of live larvae to the diet of young turkeys on the weight characteristics of was studied. Replacing 10% of the daily amount of feed with live Hermetia illucens larvae in the diet of turkeys showed that the daily feed intake and body weight gain of the experimental birds were significantly higher compared to the control groups, which led to a significantly higher body weight of chicks at the age of five weeks (2.19 kg vs. 2.015 kg, respectively) and a significantly lower feed conversion rate. Most researchers agree that replacing protein in poultry feed with insect flour should be partial, in the 15–30% range. Feeding with larvae that have undergone processing – grinding, chitin removing, heat treatment – is more preferable than using whole larvae, since the chitinous membrane makes larvae difficult to be digested in the digestive tract of birds.

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