Volume 39, Issue 4, June 2023, Pages 1601–1616
Florence Sankara1, Fernand Sankara2, Salimata Pousga3, Kalifa COULIBALY4, Jacques Philippe Nacoulma5, Zakaria Ilboudo6, Issoufou Ouedraogo7, Wendgida Dimitri Wangrawa8, Irénée Somda9, and Marc Kenis10
1 Université Nazi BONI (UNB), 01 P.O. Box 1091, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
2 Institut du Développement Rural, Université polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo 01, Burkina Faso
3 Université Nazi BONI (UNB), 01 P.O. Box 1091, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
4 Laboratoire d’étude et de recherche sur la fertilité du sol (LERF), Institut du Développement Rural (IDR), Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (UPB), 01 B.P. 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
5 Université Nazi Boni, Burkina Faso
6 Laboratoire d'Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée, UFR, SVT, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso
7 Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA), 01 P.O. Box 910, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
8 Department of Life and Earth Sciences Training and Research Unit, Science and Technology, University Norbert Zongo, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
9 Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Institut du Développement Rural, BP 1091, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
10 Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI), 1 Rue des Grillons, Delémont, Switzerland
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In the search for new, cheaper and environmentally sustainable sources of protein-rich food, much research has shown the alternative role that insects could play in animal feed. Fly larvae or maggots have been identified as a food source that is very rich in protein, dietary fat, vitamins and minerals. The most commonly used maggots in animal feed are those of the housefly (Musca domestica L. 1758) and the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L. 1758). Different maggot production systems for these two fly species have been developed and others are still being developed in different contexts around the world. The production of these maggots does not require much expenditure as they can be easily obtained from animal and/or plant waste available free of charge or at low cost. This study summarizes the available literature on the methods of production of maggots of these two fly species and their use in animal feed. Also, the zootechnical performance of animals fed with maggots and the importance of maggots were discussed in this study.
Author Keywords: Maggots, proteins, animal feed, zootechnical performance, fly.
Florence Sankara1, Fernand Sankara2, Salimata Pousga3, Kalifa COULIBALY4, Jacques Philippe Nacoulma5, Zakaria Ilboudo6, Issoufou Ouedraogo7, Wendgida Dimitri Wangrawa8, Irénée Somda9, and Marc Kenis10
1 Université Nazi BONI (UNB), 01 P.O. Box 1091, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
2 Institut du Développement Rural, Université polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo 01, Burkina Faso
3 Université Nazi BONI (UNB), 01 P.O. Box 1091, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
4 Laboratoire d’étude et de recherche sur la fertilité du sol (LERF), Institut du Développement Rural (IDR), Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (UPB), 01 B.P. 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
5 Université Nazi Boni, Burkina Faso
6 Laboratoire d'Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée, UFR, SVT, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso
7 Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA), 01 P.O. Box 910, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
8 Department of Life and Earth Sciences Training and Research Unit, Science and Technology, University Norbert Zongo, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
9 Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Institut du Développement Rural, BP 1091, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
10 Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI), 1 Rue des Grillons, Delémont, Switzerland
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In the search for new, cheaper and environmentally sustainable sources of protein-rich food, much research has shown the alternative role that insects could play in animal feed. Fly larvae or maggots have been identified as a food source that is very rich in protein, dietary fat, vitamins and minerals. The most commonly used maggots in animal feed are those of the housefly (Musca domestica L. 1758) and the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L. 1758). Different maggot production systems for these two fly species have been developed and others are still being developed in different contexts around the world. The production of these maggots does not require much expenditure as they can be easily obtained from animal and/or plant waste available free of charge or at low cost. This study summarizes the available literature on the methods of production of maggots of these two fly species and their use in animal feed. Also, the zootechnical performance of animals fed with maggots and the importance of maggots were discussed in this study.
Author Keywords: Maggots, proteins, animal feed, zootechnical performance, fly.
How to Cite this Article
Florence Sankara, Fernand Sankara, Salimata Pousga, Kalifa COULIBALY, Jacques Philippe Nacoulma, Zakaria Ilboudo, Issoufou Ouedraogo, Wendgida Dimitri Wangrawa, Irénée Somda, and Marc Kenis, “Production of Hermetia illucens L and Musca domestica L larvae (maggots) for animal feed in West Africa: A review,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 1601–1616, June 2023.
