Biodegradation of pig manure by the housefly, Musca domestica: a viable ecological strategy for pig manure management
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Title: | Biodegradation of pig manure by the housefly, Musca domestica: a viable ecological strategy for pig manure management |
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Authors: | Čičková, Helena | Pastor Monllor, Berta | Kozánek, Milan | Martínez-Sánchez, Anabel | Rojo, Santos | Takáč, Peter |
Research Group/s: | Bionomía, Sistemática e Investigación Aplicada de Insectos Dípteros e Himenópteros |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales |
Keywords: | Biodegradation | Pig manure | Houseflies |
Knowledge Area: | Zoología |
Issue Date: | 14-Mar-2012 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Citation: | ČIČKOVÁ, Helena, et al. “Biodegradation of pig manure by the housefly, Musca domestica: a viable ecological strategy for pig manure management”. PLoS ONE 7(3): e32798. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032798 |
Abstract: | The technology for biodegradation of pig manure by using houseflies in a pilot plant capable of processing 500–700 kg of pig manure per week is described. A single adult cage loaded with 25,000 pupae produced 177.7±32.0 ml of eggs in a 15-day egg-collection period. With an inoculation ratio of 0.4–1.0 ml eggs/kg of manure, the amount of eggs produced by a single cage can suffice for the biodegradation of 178–444 kg of manure. Larval development varied among four different types of pig manure (centrifuged slurry, fresh manure, manure with sawdust, manure without sawdust). Larval survival ranged from 46.9±2.1%, in manure without sawdust, to 76.8±11.9% in centrifuged slurry. Larval development took 6–11 days, depending on the manure type. Processing of 1 kg of wet manure produced 43.9–74.3 g of housefly pupae and the weight of the residue after biodegradation decreased to 0.18–0.65 kg, with marked differences among manure types. Recommendations for the operation of industrial-scale biodegradation facilities are presented and discussed. |
Sponsor: | This study was financially supported by the grant LIFE-ECODIPTERA (LIFE05-ENV/E/000302) and by the Slovak Research and Development Agency, Grant No. VMSP-II-0025-09: The development and testing of the technology for the biodegradation of livestock manure. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/33416 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0032798 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2012 Čičková et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032798 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - BIONOMIA - Artículos Científicos / Scientific Papers |
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