Towards achieving circularity and sustainability in feeds for farmed blue foods

SM Colombo, K Roy, J Mraz, AHL Wan… - Reviews in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aims of this review are to describe the role of 'blue‐food production'(animals, plants and
algae harvested from freshwater and marine environments) within a circular bioeconomy …

[HTML][HTML] Insects as a feed ingredient for fish culture: Status and trends

Y Alfiko, D Xie, RT Astuti, J Wong, L Wang - Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2022 - Elsevier
Fish culture plays an important role in supplying high-quality proteins and omega-3 (n-3)
long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Aquaculture has been the fastest growing sector in …

Insects: a potential source of protein and other nutrients for feed and food

KJ Hawkey, C Lopez-Viso, JM Brameld… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Sustainable production of healthy food for a growing global population, in the face of the
uncertainties of climate change, represents a major challenge for the coming decade …

[HTML][HTML] The role of edible insects to mitigate challenges for sustainability

RPF Guiné, P Correia, C Coelho, CA Costa - Open Agriculture, 2021 - degruyter.com
This review is focused on the utilization of insects as a new opportunity in food and feed
products, including their commercialization both in traditional and new markets. It has been …

[HTML][HTML] Insect farming for feed and food production from a circular business model perspective

FA Madau, B Arru, R Furesi, P Pulina - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The studies focused on the use of insects have outlined numerous reasons for using insects
as food and feed as an important method to increase food opportunities for consumers …

[HTML][HTML] Lipids from Hermetia illucens, an Innovative and Sustainable Source

A Franco, C Scieuzo, R Salvia, AM Petrone, E Tafi… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exponential increase of global demand for proteins and lipids can no longer be satisfied
by classical sources. High amounts of CO2 produced by intensive livestock breeding and its …

[HTML][HTML] Insect-based agri-food waste valorization: agricultural applications and roles of insect gut microbiota

M Mannaa, A Mansour, I Park, DW Lee… - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Meeting the demands of the growing population requires increased food and feed
production, leading to higher levels of agri-food waste. As this type of waste seriously …

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of production performance of aquaculture species fed dietary insect meals

HQ Tran, TT Nguyen, M Prokešová… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present work employed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to quantify the overall
effects of various types of insect meal on special growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio …

Environmental aspects of insect mass production

S Smetana, R Spykman… - Journal of Insects as …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
Mass production of insects is calling for environmentally optimised and economically
efficient insect value chains. It is a complex task considering a great variety in insect species …

The superworm, Zophobas morio (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): a 'sleeping giant'in nutrient sources

CI Rumbos, CG Athanassiou - Journal of Insect Science, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this review is to compile up-to-date information on the superworm, Zophobas
morio (F.), regarding its biology and ecology, but also its further potential for use as a …