Technical Feasibility of Hermetia illucens in Integrated Waste Management, Renovated with Sewage Water, an Overview <s> BSF as Swine and Chicken Feed <s> KALOVA MARKETA, BORKOVCOVA MARIE: Voracious larvae Hermetia illucens and treatment of selected types of biodegradable waste. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2013, LXI, No. 1, pp. 77–83 This report is focused on the ability of larvae Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) to consume diff erent types of biodegradable waste. Waste was selected in groups 02, 19 a 20 according to the Waste Catalogue (in Decree No. 381/2001 Coll., Czech Republic). Experiments were carried out in 14 BioPods Plus that are especially designed for insect Hermetia illucens (HI) in order to consume waste. The experiments were measured in laboratory conditions (relatively constant temperature and humidity). The highest weight reduction of waste material (by 66.53% of the original mass) was reached in waste plant tissues. Weight reduction for food scraps – highly problematic kind of waste – was calculated by 46.04%. Worst results were achieved with compost tea from garden waste – larvae reduced the initial <s> BIB001 </s> Technical Feasibility of Hermetia illucens in Integrated Waste Management, Renovated with Sewage Water, an Overview <s> BSF as Swine and Chicken Feed <s> In order to expand with validated scientific data the limited knowledge regarding the potential application of insects as innovative feed ingredients for poultry, the present study tested a partial substitution of soya bean meal and soya bean oil with defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal (H) in the diet for growing broiler quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) on growth performance, mortality, nutrients apparent digestibility, microbiological composition of excreta, feed choice, carcass and meat traits. With this purpose, a total of 450 10-day-old birds were allocated to 15 cages (30 birds/cage) and received three dietary treatments: a Control diet (C) and two diets (H1 and H2) corresponding to 10% and 15% H inclusion levels, respectively (H substituted 28.4% soya bean oil and 16.1% soya bean meal for H1, and 100% soya bean oil and 24.8% soya bean meal for H2, respectively). At 28 days of age, quails were slaughtered, carcasses were weighed, breast muscles were then excised from 50 quails/treatment, weighed, and ultimate pH (pHu) and L*, a*, b* colour values were measured. Breast muscles were then cooked to assess cooking loss and meat toughness. For the digestibility trial, a total of 15 28-day-old quails were assigned to the three feeding groups. The excreta samples were subjected to chemical and microbiological analysis. The same 15 quails were then simultaneously provided with C and H2 diets for a 10-day feed choice trial. Productive performance, mortality and carcass traits were in line with commercial standards and similar in all experimental groups. With the exception of ether extract digestibility, which was lower in H1 group compared with C and H2 (P=0.0001), apparent digestibility of dry matter, CP, starch and energy did not differ among treatments. Microbial composition of excreta was also comparable among the three groups. Feed choice trial showed that quails did not express a preference toward C or H2 diets. Breast meat weight and yield did not differ among C, H1 and H2 quails. Differently, the inclusion of H meal reduced meat pHu compared with C. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that H. illucens larvae meal can partially replace conventional soya bean meal and soya bean oil in the diet for growing broiler quails, thus confirming to be a promising insect protein source for the feed industry. Further research to assess the impact of H meal on intestinal morphology as well as on meat quality and sensory profile would be of utmost importance. <s> BIB002 </s> Technical Feasibility of Hermetia illucens in Integrated Waste Management, Renovated with Sewage Water, an Overview <s> BSF as Swine and Chicken Feed <s> Insects will likely play an important role as protein sources for livestock in the future. Many insect species are able to convert materials not suitable for human nutrition – or even waste – into valuable protein with a favourable amino acid composition for poultry and other livestock. A feeding trial with partly de-fatted meal of dried Hermetia illucens larvae (Hermetia meal) reared on vegetarian by-products of the pasta and convenience food industry was carried out in small groups of Lohmann Selected Leghorn laying hens (four rounds, 10 hens/round). Experimental diets H12 and H24 contained 12 and 24 g/100 g Hermetia meal replacing 50 or 100% of soybean cake used in the control feed, respectively. After three weeks of feeding experimental diets, there were no significant differences between feeding groups with regard to performance (egg production, feed intake). There was a tendency (P=0.06) for lower albumen weight in the H24 group; yolk and shell weights did not differ. No mortality and no sign of health disorders occurred. Plumage as well as wound scores remained stable during the feeding period and did not differ between treatments. Dry matter of faeces increased with increasing proportions of Hermetia meal in the diet, with a significant difference between H24 and the control (P=0.03). An increase of black faecal pads was observed in the H12 and H24 groups. Overall, these results suggest Hermetia meal can be a valuable component of layer diets. However, insect meal production still has to become economically more viable through upscaling production and, especially, legislative issues have to be solved. <s> BIB003
Black soldier fly larvae found to be nutritional and worthy as swine feed and vice-versa, because of containing the higher amount of crude protein, Ca and also for being palatable. Those larvae infested on the pig and poultry manure convincingly showed higher palatability. Seldom certain essential amino acids such as cystine, methionine etc. need to be supplemented in the normal diet to overcome the comparative inadequacy of protein [81] BIB002 . However, a blend of proteinaceous constituents and BSF larvae often served together to conquer the impacts of a higher quantity of fat and ash content on the feeder  . However, the digestibility of different feedstock tends to be varying for swine as well as broiler chickens. Those pigs and hens fed soybean diet rather than larval diet accounted for better growth accomplishment and exhibits greater quantity of ni-  . Contradictorily partial replacement (i.e. ~50%) of soymeal with defatted larvae resulted significantly well as broiler feed and also uplifts the rate of egg laying, and body growth BIB003 . Scientific studies revealed consumption of larval diet yield probably greater metabolic energy and higher quantity of amino acid from the co-digestion which makes it a worthwhile as splendid poultry meal [87]  . Furthermore, National Research Council  and Arango Gutierrez  claimed the feasibility of larvae as a poultry feedstock with all essential mineral contents to accelerate the growth factor of chicken. It has been reported by numerous author that BSF larvae somehow survive in extremely wet conditions with moisture content ranges greater than 90%, but the lowering of conversion efficiencies often noticed in this cases BIB001 .