The nutritive value of black soldier fly larvae reared on common organic waste streams in Kenya M Shumo, IM Osuga, FM Khamis, CM Tanga, KKM Fiaboe, ... Scientific reports 9 (1), 10110, 2019 | 328 | 2019 |
Insects for income generation through animal feed: effect of dietary replacement of soybean and fish meal with black soldier fly meal on broiler growth and economic performance VO Onsongo, IM Osuga, CK Gachuiri, AM Wachira, DM Miano, CM Tanga, ... Journal of economic entomology 111 (4), 1966-1973, 2018 | 218 | 2018 |
Nutritional composition of black soldier fly larvae feeding on agro‐industrial by‐products SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, X Cheseto, S Ekesi, M Dicke, ... Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 168 (6-7), 472-481, 2020 | 116 | 2020 |
Aflatoxin contamination detected in nutrient and anti-oxidant rich edible stink bug stored in recycled grain containers R Musundire, IM Osuga, X Cheseto, J Irungu, B Torto PloS one 11 (1), e0145914, 2016 | 95 | 2016 |
Effect of dietary replacement of fishmeal by insect meal on growth performance, blood profiles and economics of growing pigs in Kenya SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, AO Alaru, DM Mwangi, M Githinji, ... Animals 9 (10), 705, 2019 | 78 | 2019 |
Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, SA Mohamed, FM Khamis, D Salifu, ... PeerJ 6, e5885, 2018 | 74 | 2018 |
Evaluation of nutritive value and palatability by goats and sheep of selected browse foliages from semiarid area of Kenya IM Osuga, CC Wambui, SA Abdulrazak, T Ichinohe, T Fujihara Animal Science Journal 79 (5), 582-589, 2008 | 72 | 2008 |
Potential nutritive value of various parts of wild sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) as source of feed for ruminants in Kenya IM Osuga, SA Abdulrazak, CI Muleke, T Fujihara Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 10 (2), 632-635, 2012 | 60 | 2012 |
Black soldier fly larval meal in feed enhances growth performance, carcass yield and meat quality of finishing pigs SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, AO Alaru, DM Mwangi, M Githinji, ... Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 7 (4), 433-447, 2021 | 51 | 2021 |
Chemical composition, degradation characteristics and effect of tannin on digestibility of some browse species from Kenya harvested during the wet season IM Osuga, SA Abdulrazak, T Ichinohe, T Fujihara Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 18 (1), 54-60, 2005 | 44 | 2005 |
Experimental feeding studies with crickets and locusts on the use of feed mixtures composed of storable feed materials commonly used in livestock production P Straub, CM Tanga, I Osuga, W Windisch, S Subramanian Animal Feed Science and Technology 255, 114215, 2019 | 43 | 2019 |
Rumen degradation and in vitro gas production parameters in some browse forages, grasses and maize stover from Kenya IM Osuga, SA Abdulrazak, T Ichinohe, T Fujihara Journal of Food Agriculture and Environment 4 (2), 60, 2006 | 41 | 2006 |
From farm to fork: crickets as alternative source of protein, minerals, and vitamins DK Murugu, AN Onyango, AK Ndiritu, IM Osuga, C Xavier, D Nakimbugwe, ... Frontiers in Nutrition 8, 704002, 2021 | 38 | 2021 |
Cost-effectiveness of black soldier fly larvae meal as substitute of fishmeal in diets for layer chicks and growers EK Sumbule, MK Ambula, IM Osuga, JG Changeh, DM Mwangi, ... Sustainability 13 (11), 6074, 2021 | 38 | 2021 |
Antileishmanial activity of Aloe secundiflora plant extracts against Leishmania major TK Ogeto, RA Odhiambo, RS Shivairo, CI Muleke, BO Osero, C Anjili, ... Adv. Life. Sci. Technol 13, 9-18, 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
Efficiency and Improved Profitability of Insect-Based Aquafeeds for Farming Nile Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus L.) MN Wachira, IM Osuga, JM Munguti, MK Ambula, S Subramanian, ... Animals 11 (9), 2599, 2021 | 36 | 2021 |
The nutritional profiles of five important edible insect species from West Africa—An analytical and literature synthesis JP Anankware, BJ Roberts, X Cheseto, I Osuga, V Savolainen, ... Frontiers in Nutrition 8, 792941, 2021 | 34 | 2021 |
Potential nutritive value of selected browse species from Kenya using in vitro gas production technique and polyethylene glycol IM Osuga, SA Abdulrazak, N Nishino, T Ichinohe, T Fujihara Livestock Research for Rural Development 18 (12), 171, 2006 | 30 | 2006 |
Advancing climate smart agriculture: adoption potential of multiple on-farm dairy production strategies among farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya NC Maindi, IM Osuga, MG Gicheha Livestock Research for Rural Development 32 (4), 63, 2020 | 29 | 2020 |
Effect of supplementing Rhodes grass hay (Chloris gayana) with Berchemia discolor or Zizyphus mucronata on the performance of growing goats in Kenya IM Osuga, SA Abdulrazak, CI Muleke, T Fujihara Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 96 (4), 634-639, 2012 | 26 | 2012 |