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The Composition of Layer and Broiler Manures, and Implications for Maggot Production and Pond Fertilization

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Accounts of maggot production from chicken manure have rarely differentiated between broiler and layer manures. End results (weight of maggot) are given at harvest after a specified number of days. Maggot production from a presumably spent substrate may be compared between days, in order to determine the day of peak maggot production, without reference to intermediate nutrient changes in the manure. Dynamics of C, N, and P levels were monitored during a four-day period of fermentation for maggot production in layer, broiler, and pig manures. Initial C, N, and P content of the manures were determined. They were fermented for 24 h, exposed to flies for 6 h, and maggot allowed to develop until harvested at 4 days. Daily cross-sectional samples of the manures were analyzed to determine changes in C, N, and P. Data was analyzed using the ANOVA. Initial C level was significantly higher in broiler manure than in layer or pig manure (P < 0.05). Initial P level was significantly higher in layer dropping that in broiler or pig dung (P < 0.05). Eggs hatched after 12 h. The larvae were of the Dipteran fly species Musca domestica. Significantly higher quantity of maggot was harvested from broiler manure than layer or pig manure (P < 0.0001). At harvest, 11%, 42%, and 52% of the C in broiler, layer and pig manures respectively had been used up, indicating that peak maggot production may not have been attained in broiler manure. The significance of the findings for water fertilization in aquaculture is discussed.

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Ofor, C.O., Alozie, L.N. The Composition of Layer and Broiler Manures, and Implications for Maggot Production and Pond Fertilization. Waste Biomass Valor 3, 43–48 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-011-9095-1

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