Tender larval care-maggots

Holly Born (hollyb@ncatark.uark.edu)
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:38:23 +0000

Riaan and everyone:
I spent a week at the Songhai Centre while I was in the Peace Corps
(Togo) and learned their maggot raising system. I brought it back to
the farmers in my village and it was VERY successful. They
were raising various types of poultry and fish (tilapia, catfish, and
some native species) and found the maggots to be an excellent source
of free protein.

I would be very interested in hearing about any
problems people have encountered in using maggots as feed. I fed my own flock
of chickens and guineas on maggots and they did very well.
I can say from my own experience and the experience of some 30
farmers that none of our animals seemed to suffer any adverse effects
from it and neither did anyone who ate the fish or poultry.

Thanks for your letter!

Holly Born

Holly Born, Program Specialist
ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas)
PO Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702
(501) 442-9824/1-800-346-9140
Fax:(501) 442-9842
E-mail:hollyb@ncatark.uark.edu
Web:http://www.attra.org

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