Wednesday, 31 January 2024

From Pest to Protein: Feeding Livestock With Flies Drawn to Their Farms

Closeup of a house fly on a pure white surface. The fly has a black and gold head with large red compound eyes, and its body is black with golden vertical stripes on its thorax, and much of its abdomen is gold in color. Short black hairs are thinly dispersed on most of its body. Its two wings are clear with black veins, swept backward over its abdomen.

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Livestock farms attract huge populations of flies. Why not put them to good use? A new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows insect meal derived from flies caught en masse on farms can be an alternative, sustainable source for up to half the protein needed in livestock animal feed. [Read more]

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