Maggots were produced massively through house fly (Musca domestica) breeding using poultry manure as substrate. The houseflies were attracted using rotten fowl and were fed with a semi-solid food mixture (powdered milk, liquid milk and ground sugar). After copulation the female flies laid eggs in a tray containing moist poultry manure. They 20hr-old larvae were introduced to a larger poultry substrate tank inside the maggotry for further good and development. Larvae passed through three instars of development and finally become bigger and matured .production of maggots were affected negatively by climate condition (harmattan) .the 4-5 day-old matured larvae were harvested and killed with hot water of about 1000c for 10 seconds. The maggots
processed and sundried for 2-3 days after which they were packaged in an airtight container and stored. Little quantity of the
sundried maggots was ground into powder to form maggot meal. Maggot meal sample was divided into two samples such as big larvae sample (BLS) and small larvae sample (SLS). Samples were duplicated. The density, proximate composition and gross energy were determined. The result of the analyses showed that big larvae were higher in crude protein than the small larvae. An economic analysis was carried out using the gross margin analysis method to estimate the cost effectiveness of maggot production. This includes the gross margin or profit, gross income or output, total variable cost and cost per kg unit of production. The analyses showed that maggot production is viable, profitable and relatively low in production cost.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fly leaf ————————————————————————–
Title page ———————————————————————— i
Certification ——————————————————————— ii
Dedication ———————————————————————– iii
Acknowledgment————————————————————— iv
Abstract ————————————————————————– v
Table of content —————————————————————- vi
List of tables ——————————————————————- vii
List of plates ——————————————————————— viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction ————————————————————- 1
1.1 Objective —————————————————————- 2
1.2 Justification ————————————————————— 2
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review ——————————————————- 3
2.1 Maggot meal production———————————————– 3
2.2 Nutrient content of Maggot meal————————————–4
2.3 Role of Maggot in the development of Agriculture—————5
2.4 Advantages of using Maggot meal for Replacement of other
protein source in fish diet —————————————-6
2.5 Advances made in the Ultilisation of Maggot ———————6
2.6 Maggot Culture, production, processing and storage ————-9
2.6.1 Maggot Culture ———————————————————–9
2.6.2 Distribution ————————————————————-9
2.6.3 Life cycle and description ———————————————-10
2.6.4 Factors influencing fly development ——————————–12
2.6.5 Housefly substrates —————————————————–13
2.6.6 Fly attractants ————————————————————14
2.6.7 Maggot production and harvest ————————————–14
2.6.8 Processing and storage of maggots ——————————–14
2.6.9 Factors affecting the yield of maggots —————————–15
2.7.0 Constraints in production ———————————————-15
2.7.1 Solutions ——————————————————————-15
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Materials and Methods ————————————————-17
3.1Housefly breeding and Oviposition—————————————17
3.2 Maggotry ———————————————————————–17
3.3 Larvae culture ————————————————————–18
3.4 Larvae residue separation and resultant product ——————-18
3.5 Seed stocking —————————————————————19
3.6 Maggot processing———————————————————19
3.7 Proximate Analysis ——————————
————————–19
3.8 Economic Analysis ——————————————————–19
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Result ———————————————————————–20
4.1 Housefly culture———————————————————–20
4.2 Larval development —————————————————–20
4.3 Proximate Analyses of maggot meal——————————–21
4.4 Economic Analysis of Maggot production————————-22
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Discussion —————————————————————–23
5.1 Economic Analyses of maggot production ————————24
Conclusion and Recommendation ———————————-25
References —————————————————————-26
Appendix —————————————————————–30-38
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 : Proximate Analyses of Maggot meal (Small Larvae Sample)
TABLE 2 : Proximate Analyses of Maggot meal (Big Larvae Sample)
Table 3 : Economic Analyses of Maggot production
LIST OF PLATES
Plate I: Breeding Cage
Plate II: Housefly Feeding
Plate III: Maggotry
Plate IV: Substrate Tank
Plate V : Harvested Housefly Maggots
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE,
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY ABAKALIKI
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
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