The humble maggot an alternative to high priced fish feeds

In South Africa, the humble maggot is being hailed as an alternative protein source for live stock and fish farming. An entrepreneur from South Africa has established a pilot plant near Stellenbosch in the Western cape, the plant will be up scaled next year into a trail plant converting millions of the grubs into one and a half tons of rich protein powder per day to supplement commercial livestock and fish diets. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.