Are insects a solution for feeding ruminants? Legislation, scientific evidence, and future challenges

M Renna, L Rastello, T Veldkamp, PG Toral… - Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The growing interest of the scientific community on the inclusion of insect-derived products
in ruminant diets is leading to a boost of research papers on this topic. Even though in …

[HTML][HTML] Insect meal as an alternative to protein concentrates in poultry nutrition with future perspectives (an updated review)

QUA Sajid, MU Asghar, H Tariq, M Wilk, A Płatek - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, interest has grown among poultry nutritionists in using alternative protein
sources, such as insect meal, to meet the protein requirements of poultry due to …

A study of the potential effect of dietary fishmeal replacement with cricket meal (Gryllus bimaculatus) on growth performance, blood health, liver antioxidant activities …

K Fan, H Liu, Z Pei, PB Brown, Y Huang - Animal Feed Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that insect meals can partially or completely replace fish meal (FM) that
are commonly used in aquaculture. Therefore, a 10-week feeding trail was done to test the …

[HTML][HTML] Success of aquaculture industry with new insights of using insects as feed: a review

A Hameed, W Majeed, M Naveed, U Ramzan… - Fishes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Most of world's fish and seafood are produced by aquaculture, which is one of the biggest
contributors to the world's food security. The substantial increase in prices of conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal inclusion levels of cricket and silkworm as alternative ruminant feed: a study on their impacts on rumen fermentation and gas production

E Ahmed, T Nishida - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to growing interest in alternative and sustainable high-quality feed sources for the
livestock industry, we carried out a study to determine the optimal inclusion levels of two …

Can insects be used in the nutrition of ruminants?

M Renna, L Rastello, L Gasco - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2022 - brill.com
Recent studies pointed out that live insects and their products (meals and oils) are suitable
protein and fat sources and can be used in the nutrition of farmed monogastric animals. This …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Analysis of In Vitro Fermentation Parameters in Total Mixed Rations of Dairy Cows with Varied Levels of Defatted Black Soldier Fly Larvae …

O Kahraman, N Gülşen, F İnal, MS Alataş, ZS İnanç… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we compared the digestibility levels and in vitro fermentation parameters of
total mixed rations (TMRs) containing 20% and 40% defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the physicochemical attributes of three cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)-enriched biscuit products and implications on consumers' preference and …

D Arama, J Kinyuru, B Kiage-Mokua, BO Ochieng… - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
Disgust and neophobia elicited by whole insect products, has necessitated the need to mask
insect-based food products. The physico-chemical parameters, sensory acceptance, and …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of insect meal as substitute for Soybean meal on performance of Ossimi lambs

MA AbdelHakeam, MY Mohamed… - J. Livest …, 2024 - livestockscience.in
This experiment was performed to investigate the impact of a partial substitution of 0, 10, 20,
and 30% of dietary soybean meal (SBM, 43.76% CP) by an equal portion of Oriental Hornet …

[HTML][HTML] Behaviour intention to eat reared crickets in Myanmar: the effects of trust, knowledge, and perceived quality

AMT Thu, J Klink-Lehmann, J Dürr… - Journal of Insects as …, 2023 - brill.com
Edible insects are a good source of proteins, fats, and micronutrients for human
consumption. Crickets are one of the most widely reared insects worldwide. They require …