Embedded Files
OBJECTIVE 3
OBJECTIVE 3
Evaluation of insect-based meal in animal nutrition
The use of insects in the production of animal feed has great potential, especially in the nutrition of fish and poultry, which are already natural food for these types of animals. The cost-effectiveness of any substitute feedstuff (including insects) depends on the ability of animals to use it as an adequate source of nutrients and energy. Production trials including digestibility data collection are required to gather information about the cost-effectiveness.
The evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of insect-based meal in diets will be tested on poultry (broilers) nutrition through feeding trials. Trials will have two phases: in the first phase the digestibility trial followed by the production trial. The importance of production trials is the possibility to observe the effects of incorporating insect meal as a substitute for the protein source on the body growth, feed conversion rate, and daily intake in the real production environment with all the real challenges of live production. The end goal is to produce the protein source that can be successfully incorporated in a complete feed mixture which will have the same or better effects on the basic production parameters in broiler production. The trials are planned to be performed at a modern experimental poultry farm located at the National Research and Educational Center for Innovative Technologies in Agriculture (Agro Campus), a facility of the UNSFA.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse