Protein Quality of the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus, When Fed to Broiler Chicks

Nakagaki, B. J.; Sunde, M. L.; DeFoliart, G. R.

doi:10.3382/ps.0661367

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“…The data on calcium content of these invertebrates are consistent with many previous studies of these species [Jones et al, 1972;Martin et al, 1976;Strzelewicz et al, 1985;Nakagaki et al, 1987;Frye and Calvert, 1989;Barker, 1997;Barker et al, 1998]. Most wild-caught insects also appear to be low in calcium, although in general the values are somewhat higher than those reported for captive-raised insects.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Phosphorus content was much higher than the calcium level in all species tested, and was similar to those reported previously [Jones et al, 1972;Martin et al, 1976;Nakagaki et al, 1987;Frye and Calvert, 1989;Barker et al, 1998]. Unlike plantbased phytate phosphorus, the phosphorus in insects is likely to be readily available, as was shown for facefly pupa [Dashefsky et al, 1976].…”

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“…The insects evaluated include house flies [Calvert et al, 1969;Teotia and Miller, 1974;Ocio and Vinaras, 1979;Onifade et al, 2001], Mormon crickets Finke et al, 1987], silkworm larvae [Ichhponani and Malik, 1971;Fagoonee, 1983;Lin et al, 1983;Rao, 1994], house crickets [Nakagaki et al, 1987;Finke et al, 1989], and several other species [Phelps et al, 1975;Landry et al, 1986;Finke et al, 1989]. Most of these data evaluate the nutritional value of dried insect meals, not intact insects; but the data pertaining to protein quality evaluations are important as they represent evaluations based both on amino acid analysis and animal feeding trials using both poultry and laboratory rats.…”

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Complete nutrient composition of commercially raised invertebrates used as food for insectivores

2002

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A variety of invertebrates are commonly fed to insectivorous animals by both zoos and hobbyists, but information as to the nutrient composition of most commercially raised species is limited. Adult house crickets, house cricket nymphs (Acheta domesticus), superworms (Zophobas morio larvae), giant mealworm larvae, mealworm larvae and adult mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), waxworm larvae (Galleria mellonella), and silkworm larvae (Bombyx mori) were analyzed for moisture, crude protein, crude fat, ash, acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, and vitamins. Earthworms (Lumbricus terresstris) were analyzed for moisture, crude protein, crude fat, ash, ADF, NDF, minerals, amino acids, and vitamins A and D 3 . Proximate analyses were variable, with wide ranges found for moisture (57.9-83.6%), crude protein (9.3-23.7%), crude fat (1.6-24.9%), ADF (0.1-7.4%), NDF (0.0-11.5%), and ash (0.6-1.2%). Energy content ranged from a low of 674 kcal/kg for silkworms to 2,741 kcal/kg for waxworms.Using an amino acid scoring pattern for rats, the first limiting amino acid for all invertebrates tested was the total sulfur amino acid methionine+cystine. Deficiencies by nutrient (% of samples deficient vs. NRC requirements for rats on a dry matter (DM) basis) were as follows: calcium (100%), vitamin D 3 (100%), vitamin A (89%), vitamin B 12 (75%), thiamin (63%), vitamin E (50%), iodine (44%), manganese (22%), methioninecystine (22%), and sodium (11%). Deficiencies by invertebrate species (number of nutrients deficient vs. the NRC requirements for rats on a DM basis) were as follows: waxworms (9), superworms (8), giant mealworm larvae (7), adult mealworms (6), mealworm larvae (5), adult house crickets (4), house cricket nymphs (4), silkworms (4), and earthworms (4). These data provide a basis for determining nutrient intake of captive insectivores, and will aid in the development of gut-loading diets to provide captive insectivorous animals with appropriate levels of necessary nutrients. Zoo Biol 21: 269-285, 2002.

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Complete nutrient composition of commercially raised invertebrates used as food for insectivores

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“…The crude protein for field cricket, G. bimaculatus in this study was analysed as 57% on a dry weight basis (Table 2), which is slightly lower than the crude protein level of other species such as Gryllus testaceus, 58.3% , mormon crickets Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 59.8% (Finke et al 1985) and house crickets Acheta domesticus, 62% (Nakagaki et al 1987) but somewhat higher than the variegated grasshopper, Z. variegatus, 26.8% (Alegbeleye et al 2012) and cornfield grasshopper, Sphenarium purpurascens, 52.6% (Ramos-Elorduy et al 1997) from Orthoptera species.…”

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Potential of field crickets meal (Gryllus bimaculatus) in the diet of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

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Raji

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Journal of Applied Animal Research

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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary replacement of fishmeal (FM) by using field crickets (CM) and on growth performance and feed utilization of African catfish fingerlings. Five isonitrogenous diets (28% crude protein) were used containing 0% (control), 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of FM substituted by CM. Triplicate group of fish (n = 15) were fed with their respective diets with initial mean body weight (BW) of 4.00 ± 0.8 g (mean ± SE) for 56 days. Fish fed with 100% CM exhibited significantly lower food conversion ratio than the lower inclusion level. Values of specific growth rate and protein efficiency ratio increased gradually with increasing amount of CM inclusion level from 50% to 100%. All compounds of essential amino acids were present in experimental diets although methionine, lysine and tryptophan were comparatively less than the required amount of amino acid for African catfish. Whole-body crude protein composition was significantly higher in fish fed with diet 50% to 100% CM compared to initial fish. These results indicated that CM is capable of serving as an alternative protein replacement for FM in the diet of farmed African catfish up to 100% without affecting body composition and feed utilization. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…In taste tests, no offflavour was detected in the meat of broilers that had been fed Mormon crickets. In another similar experiments, Nakagaki et al (1987) conducted two broiler feeding trials to determine the protein quality of dried house cricket meal. In the first trial, semipurified diets were used to identify limiting amino acids.…”

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Recent advances in role of insects as alternative protein source in poultry nutrition

Khan¹

2018

Journal of Applied Animal Research

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Insects are considered as a potential substitute for fishmeal (FM) and soybean meal (SBM) in feeding mixtures for poultry diets. The intent of this paper is to appraise the current work relating to the use of insects as alternative protein in poultry feeding and the potential of large production of insects for the poultry feed industry. Certainly insects have a mammoth prospective as a protein source and other active substances (i.e. polyunsaturated fatty acids, antimicrobial peptides) for poultry. On the basis of numerous studies, insects meal belonging to the orders Diptera (black soldier fly, housefly), Coleoptera (mealworms), Megadrilacea (earthworm), Lepidoptera (silkworm and cirina forda) and Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locust and crickets), may be fruitfully used as feed ingredient in poultry diets. Information regarding their nutritional composition and biological evaluation was collected and compared it to SBM and FM.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Protein Quality of the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus, When Fed to Broiler Chicks

Cited by 61 publications

References 4 publications

Complete nutrient composition of commercially raised invertebrates used as food for insectivores

Complete nutrient composition of commercially raised invertebrates used as food for insectivores

Potential of field crickets meal (Gryllus bimaculatus) in the diet of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Recent advances in role of insects as alternative protein source in poultry nutrition

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