Dietary inclusion of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal: Effects on growth performance and final quality treats of blackspot sea bream ( Pagellus bogaraveo )

Iaconisi, Valeria; Marono, S.; Parisi, Giuliana; Gasco, Laura; Genovese, Luigi; Maricchiolo, Giulia; Bovera, Fulvia; Piccolo, Giovanni

doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.04.007

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“…Also, Iaconisi et al. () feeding Tenebrio molitor larvae meal showed no significant differences for some fillet quality parameters, such as water holding capacity and texture characteristics (hardness, cohesiveness, resilience, gumminess and adhesiveness). Conversely, Piccolo et al.…”

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Evaluating the nutritive profile of three insect meals and their effects to replace soya bean in broiler diet

Khan

Alam

et al. 2017

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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This study was conducted to evaluate the comparative effect of maggot meal, silkworm meal and mealworm as dietary protein source on the production performance and some aspects of meat quality in broilers. In this regard, maggot meal was reared on chicken offal and poultry waste. Silkworm meal was obtained from silk industry, while mealworm was developed through beetles rearing. A total of 120-day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into four groups where soya bean meal (M0) was replaced with maggot meal (M1), silkworm meal (M2) and mealworm (M3) respectively. Each group was further divided into three replicates. The study was carried out for a period of 5 weeks. Diets containing mealworm significantly reduced overall feed consumption and resulted into higher weight gain (p < .05). Lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was recorded for birds fed with mealworm diet (p < .05). Tenderness and juiciness of meat were higher (p < .05) in M3 compared to the control and other treatments. Mortality did not vary between the control and the treated groups. Therefore, it is concluded that insect meal is rich in essential nutrients and could be successfully used in broiler ration without compromising acceptability. In the light of this study, mealworm is the best choice in broiler ration, in comparison with maggot and silkworm.

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Evaluating the nutritive profile of three insect meals and their effects to replace soya bean in broiler diet

Khan

Alam

et al. 2017

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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“…; Iaconisi et al . ) could be an option to improve the Cys contents in the meal. However, the highest value was observed in MD larvae fed chicken manure (Hall et al .…”

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Insect meals in fish nutrition

Nogales‐Mérida¹,

Gobbi²,

Józefiak

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Different studies have shown that insect meals can partially or completely replace the fish and soya bean meals that are commonly used in aquaculture. However, information is lacking on the amino acid and fatty acid contents and digestibility of different insect meals. Moreover, we evaluated different proportions of insect diets and determined how these affected the nutritional values of insect meals. Our purpose was to clarify these aspects and consider the availability of protein, amino acids, lipids and fatty acids in insect meals in fish nutrition. Generally, insect meals have higher indispensable amino acid contents than other meal types, with contents closely related to those in fish meal. Insect meal can be an important source of essential amino acids such as methionine, with contents ranging between 0.47 and 4.03 g 100 g À1 sample. These values are higher than those reported for other animal and plant meals. In addition, insects are also good sources of lipids and fatty acids, and the amounts and types of fatty acids vary according to the species, stage of development and type of feed. Moreover, the additional nutritional value of insect meal includes compounds such as chitin, which is primarily considered a fibre but also contains nitrogen and amino acids. Insect peptides with activity against pathogenic microflora provide secondary biological effects, which may significantly improve animal health.

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“…Trials with sea bass show success when up to 19.5% of the fishmeal is replaced with black soldier fly larvae (Magalhães et al . ), and for gilthead sea bream, a replacement of up to 25% or 50% of fishmeal with mealworm meal gave positive results (Iaconisi ; Piccolo ).…”

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Opportunities and hurdles of edible insects for food and feed

2017

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Entomophagy, the consumption of insects, is promoted as an alternative sustainable source of protein for humans and animals. Seminal literature highlights predominantly the benefits, but with limited empirical support and evaluation. We highlight the historical significance of entomophagy by humans and key opportunities and hurdles identified by research to date, paying particular attention to research gaps. It is known that insects present a nutritional opportunity, being generally high in protein and key micronutrients, but it is unclear how their nutritional quality is influenced by what they are fed. Research indicates that, in ideal conditions, insects have a smaller environmental impact than more traditional Western forms of animal protein; less known is how to scale up insect production while maintaining these environmental benefits. Studies overall show that insects could make valuable economic and nutritional contributions to the food or feed systems, but there are no clear regulations in place to bring insects into such supply systems. Future research needs to examine how the nutritional value of insects can be managed systematically, establish clear processing and storage methodology, define rearing practices and implement regulations with regard to food and feed safety. Each of these aspects should be considered within the specifics of concrete supply and value chains, depending on whether insects are intended for food or for feed, to ensure insects are a sound economic, nutritional and sustainable protein alternative -not just a more expensive version of poultry for food, or soya for feed.

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Dietary inclusion of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal: Effects on growth performance and final quality treats of blackspot sea bream ( Pagellus bogaraveo )

Cited by 150 publications

References 49 publications

Evaluating the nutritive profile of three insect meals and their effects to replace soya bean in broiler diet

Evaluating the nutritive profile of three insect meals and their effects to replace soya bean in broiler diet

Insect meals in fish nutrition

Opportunities and hurdles of edible insects for food and feed

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