Insect meals in a circular economy and applications in monogastric diets

Laura Gasco; Manuela Renna; Sara Bellezza Oddon; Arya Rezaei Far; Somaya Naser El Deen; Teun Veldkamp

doi:10.1093/af/vfad016

Insect meals in a circular economy and applications in monogastric diets

Laura Gasco, Manuela Renna^*, Sara Bellezza Oddon, Arya Rezaei Far, Somaya Naser El Deen, Teun Veldkamp

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Implications:
In nature, insects are part of the natural diet of aquaculture species, poultry, and pigs.
Nutritional value of insect meals is comparable or higher than conventional protein sources in animal feed.
Large quantities and consistent quality and chemical composition of insect meals are required for use in animal feed.
Insect meals may improve animal health and welfare.
Insect frass is a good fertilizer with a lower environmental load than artificial fertilizers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-90
Journal	Animal Frontiers
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfad016
Publication status	Published - 14 Aug 2023

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