Success with the model of raising black soldier flies as animal feed ruồi

The model of raising black soldier flies as pet food by Mr. Le Minh Hieu, living in Phuoc Huu hamlet, Long Phuoc commune, Ba Ria city (Ba Ria-Vung Tau province) for several years has been very successful and has reduced costs. animal feed, supplementing protein sources to replace bran, helping livestock grow faster.

Mr. Le Minh Hieu introduced the breeding model of black soldier fly. Mr. Le Minh Hieu said that 3 years ago he went on a business trip to An Giang province and knew about the black soldier fly breeding model. However, the models he visited were all models of dry farming with peat, waste and cow dung. With that way of raising, he saw many inappropriate points. Therefore, when he returned home, he researched and learned more about the characteristics and habitat of the black soldier fly larvae. After a period of research, Mr. Hieu has experimented with black soldier flies in a microbial culture mixture, with the principle of using microorganisms to treat odors, and overcome harmful bacteria to create beneficial bacteria. beneficial environment. Mr. Hieu used probiotics in combination with molasses and clean water and allowed newly hatched black soldier fly larvae to live in this environment. At first, Mr. Hieu had to buy black soldier fly eggs from hatcheries from An Giang province, but now he knows how to breed himself without having to buy outside. Currently, Mr. Hieu’s black soldier fly farm has an area of ​​about 200 m2, with each raising of about 1 gram of eggs, 300 kg of commercial larvae will be produced within 12 days. Mr. Hieu further shared, the life cycle of black soldier flies lasts more than 1 month, starting from eggs, larvae, pupae, and finally molting into black soldier flies. Adults live about 3-5 days, do not eat, live in the shade of trees. Black soldier fly larvae produce a substance that is detrimental to the laying and hatching of flies and other insects, making them an environmentally beneficial livestock and a very good food for humans. livestock and poultry. Nutritional composition in black soldier fly larvae before pupal stage is 43 – 51% protein, 15 – 18% fat, 2.8 – 6.2% calcium, 1 – 1.2% phosphorus, enough nutrients Nutrient for animal feed such as pigs, chickens, ducks…, and is the best live food for raising ducks, chickens, fish, shrimps, crabs… Fly larvae can be concentrated, dried and mixed with other substances. other nutrients as feed to completely replace fishmeal in the production of animal and aqua feeds. Mr. Le Minh Hieu uses commercial black soldier fly larvae as chicken feed to replace feed from industrial bran. Currently, with a culture of 300 kg of black soldier fly larvae / 12 days, with a mixture of hydrolysis of black soldier fly larvae, fish hydrolysis plus bean residue and micro-organisms, Mr. Hieu can completely replace the feed. industrial feed for 1,400 ducks, 400 chickens and hundreds of fish of all kinds being raised on the family farm. With this mix of feed, Mr. Hieu calculated less than 3,000 VND/kg of feed, over 50% cheaper than the current cost of 1 kg of industrial bran. Mr. Hieu compares, with about 1,000 ducks raised commercially, with the current price of industrial bran, farmers spend about 80 million dong of industrial bran for ducks from raising to slaughter. As for this method of raising from hydrolyzed black soldier fly larvae, it only costs about 35 million VND in food costs. “With this method of feeding from black soldier fly larvae, animals grow very quickly due to the high nutritional content of the feed, and the risk of disease is also significantly reduced. Therefore, it is very cost-effective in raising livestock and improving the quality of livestock”, Mr. Hieu added. According to the Agricultural Extension Center of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, the use of insects in livestock production is very popular in the world. Black soldier flies are recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the preferred insect species for waste treatment and use of protein content as an alternative to food for some livestock. Mr. Hieu’s model of raising black soldier flies is a relatively new and very successful model in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.