Identification of the economics, composition, and supplementation of maggot meal in broiler production

Izaz Ahmad; Misbah Ullah; Mohamed Alkafafy; Nazeer Ahmed; Samy F Mahmoud; Kamran Sohail; Habib Ullah; Wafaa M Ghoneem; Mohamed M Ahmed; Samy Sayed

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.03.027

Identification of the economics, composition, and supplementation of maggot meal in broiler production

Saudi J Biol Sci. 2022 Jun;29(6):103277. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.03.027. Epub 2022 Mar 24.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture, 25000 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
² Veterinary Research Institute, Peshawar.
³ Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Anbar 23561, Swabi-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
⁵ Department of Agriculture Chemistry, The University of Agriculture, 25000 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
⁶ Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufia 32897, Egypt.
⁸ Department of Science and Technology, University College-Ranyah, Taif University, B.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The primary goal of this study was to conduct a preliminary assessment of maggot meal protein supplements in broiler production. Maggot meal comprises 55 percent crude protein (CP), 27.65% ether extract, 8.33% Ash, 3.37 crude fiber (CF), 2.14 NFE, 94.7 percent Dry Matter, 5702 kcal/kg gross energy, and 3955 kcal/kg metabolizing energy, according to proximate analysis. Maggot meal supplementation affected broiler meat feed intake, body weight gain, FCR, dressing %, mortality, antibody titer against ND, and organoleptic features. The cost-effectiveness of maggot supplementation was also evaluated. Birds were put into four experimental groups after a week of adaptation:Control group (M0), the first experimental group (M1), the second experimental group (M2), and the third experimental group (M3), which received supplements of 0, 2, 3, and 4 g/kg, respectively. A plane ratio was given to the control group as well. The overall feed intake findings were inversely proportional to the supplementation rate. Thus, the highly supplemented group (M3) showed the lowest feed intake than the control group (M0). Bodyweight gain was directly proportional to the supplementation rate, as evident by a considerable increase in the highly supplemented group (M3) compared to the control group.

Keywords: Amino acid; Feed supplement; Maggot meal; Mineral profile; Proximate analysis.