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Insect larvae as fish meal replacement

30-11-2015 | |
Chopped black soldier fly larvae (grown on hen manure) fed to blue tilapia alone or in combination with commercial diets resulted in similar  performance (body weight and total length) as the  control diets.
Chopped black soldier fly larvae (grown on hen manure) fed to blue tilapia alone or in combination with commercial diets resulted in similar performance (body weight and total length) as the control diets.
The use of insect meal in animal diets is promising. But what is the nutritional value of this protein and can it serve as a good replacement for fish meal in aquafeed? We have listed some of the current knowledge in this article. The aquafeed industry is turning from a fish meal/fish oil dependent industry to a sector that produced fish diets that are partly or even completely free of these marine ingredients. Alternatives to fish meal can be sought in algae or vegetable proteins. The use of i


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