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On-farm insect breeding for poultry feed seems feasible

21-05-2021 | |
insect breeding for poultry feed
The breeding unit of the Amusca HF-Larvae Breeding Unit at Aeres MBO Barneveld. With about 6 million flies at the top and larvae at the bottom. The silos contain substrate on which the larvae grow.
Feeding insect larvae to chickens grown on the poultry farm itself seems feasible in the short term. This became clear during a webinar of the Dutch Poultry Expertice Center (PEC) and insect company Amusca B.V. Tuesday, May 18. Amusca B.V. in is a developer of smart insect technology to produce insect larvae locally worldwide. Walter Jansen, director of Amusca, has been developing insect farming for application at poultry farm level for 12 years. Test setup: Insect Experience Center Aeres sch


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