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Recycling Organic Wastes Using Black Soldier Fly and House Fly Larvae as Broiler Feed

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Sustainable food waste management remains a major concern in urban areas. We investigated the potentials of the black soldier fly (BSF) and house fly (HF) to recycle fruit waste into larval biomass which can be used as a highly rich protein source in broilers diet. Fruit waste was collected from a local market in Dschang, Cameroon, and subjected to different treatments with the two insects at the Dschang University farm. Treatments with HF received additional fish offal as bait. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) and house fly larvae (HFL) biomasses from recycling activities were sampled and analysed for proximate and mineral composition and then used to replace fishmeal in a standard control broilers diet. The experiment took place at the poultry facility of the University, and their effects in broilers were evaluated using growth and haematology parameters. HFL achieved a bioconversion rate of 12.03% compared to 08.35% with BSFL, and the larval meal from HFL was more concentrated in protein and lipid than that from BSFL. However, the two products are not entirely comparable since the two insects larvae were reared on partly different substrates. Their use in diets did not adversely affect the growth parameters and health of broilers, and no mortality was recorded. Based on the results, BSFLM and HFLM can be used as an alternative source of animal protein in broilers diet.

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Funding

This study was funded by the AgroEcoHealth Platform of IITA, under the insects for food and feed project, jointly coordinated by the University of Liverpool UK and IITA-CC6025/Rousseau Djouaka, IITA-Benin, West Africa.

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  1. Vector Borne Diseases Laboratory of the Applied Biology and Ecology Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon

    Daniel Dzepe, Ornela Magatsing & Timoléon Tchuinkam

  2. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 0932, Cotonou, Benin

    Daniel Dzepe & Rousseau Djouaka

  3. Research Unit in Animal Nutrition and Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222, Dschang, Cameroon

    Hervé Mube Kuietche

  4. Biotechnology and Bio-Informatics Research Unit, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 188, Dschang, Cameroon

    Félix Meutchieye

  5. School of Wood, Water and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Ebolowa Campus, P.O. Box 786, Ebolowa, Cameroon

    Paulin Nana

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DD, TT, and RD conceived and designed the study. OM performed the experiments. DD and HMK analysed and interpreted the data. DD did the original draft preparation. FM and PN reviewed and edited the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Dzepe, D., Magatsing, O., Kuietche, H.M. et al. Recycling Organic Wastes Using Black Soldier Fly and House Fly Larvae as Broiler Feed. Circ.Econ.Sust. 1, 895–906 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00038-9

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