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Larvae for layers

Bjerrum, Lotte; Fischer, Christian Holst and Nordentoft, Steen (2013) Larvae for layers. ICROFS news, May 2013, 2, pp. 14-15.

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Companies and researchers are in close collaboration developing a container- based system for cultivating fly larvae at organic poultry farms. In a one week process, manure will be converted to compost and the live larvae will be harvested and used for feeding laying hens. The larvae are expected to have a beneficial effect on the growth performance, intestinal health and on animal behavior in flocks.


EPrint Type:Newspaper or magazine article
Subjects: Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Research affiliation: Denmark > Organic RDD 1 > BIOCONVAL
Deposited By: Bjerrum, Mrs Lotte
ID Code:24727
Deposited On:05 Dec 2013 11:35
Last Modified:05 Dec 2013 11:35
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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