TITLE:
Effects of Rations Containing Maggot Concentrate as a Fish Substitute on the Technical and Economic Performance of Large White’s Piglets in Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Timbilfou Kiendrébéogo, Isidor Z. Ouédraogo, Salimata Pousga, Drissa Barry, Chantal Yvette Kaboré-Zoungrana
KEYWORDS:
Diets, Maggoots Concentrate, Fish Meal, Growth, Piglets, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.10 No.12,
December
17,
2019
ABSTRACT: The
study evaluated the effects of rations incorporating maggot concentrate (CA) as
a substitute for fishmeal on growth performance and post-weaning piglet’s
production costs. To do this, twenty-four (24) weanlings of large white breed
were divided into 3 batches of 8 pigs each for a comparative rationing test in
2 phases. Four (04) experimental rations containing CA, two experimental
rations (RI10 and RI5-5) for the 1st phase and two others (RII5 and RII10) for
the 2nd phase were tested in comparison with 2 control rations RTI10 and RTII5
for the respective Phases I and II. The results show that in all phases piglet
growth was continuous from the beginning to the end of each phase. In Phase I,
the ADGs of piglets fed RI5-5 (138.64 g), RI10 (131.28 g) and RTI10 (104.78 g)
were homogeneous (p > 0.05). The food production costs of one kg of live
weight (FCkgLW) of the RI5-5 (671.39 CFAF) and RI10 (690.57 CFAF) rations were
significantly lower than the RTI10 (1083.68 CFAF) ration (p 0.05). The FCkgLWs of RII10 (506.73 FCFA), RII5 (583.43 FCFA) and RTII5 (815.53
FCFA) were homogeneous (p > 0.05). The maggot concentrate can be used as a
source of animal protein in the
feeding of piglets in partial or total substitution for fish. The evaluation of
the effects of its use on the quality of carcasses and meat will be necessary.