Use of Acheta domesticus meal as a full soybean substitute in the feeding of slow-growing chicks

Carcass traits and meat quality assessment of two slow-growing chicks strains fed Acheta domesticus larval meal

“…Specifically, Red chickens consuming soybean meal as their protein source (R-C treatment) demonstrated the highest growth rates. The lower slaughter weight of chickens fed cricket meal aligns with findings from prior studies involving the incorporation of various insect meals in slow-growing chickens ( Nieto et al, 2022 , 2023b ). Furthermore, all studied carcass characteristics exhibited significant differences ( ) across treatments, except for cold carcass performance ( Table 4 ), where dietary composition emerged as the primary determinant in all instances.…”

Acheta domesticus (house cricket) as human foods ‐ An approval of the European Commission ‐ A systematic review

“…Insect farming uses less land and produces fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than swine, poultry, and livestock farming (Fernandez‐Cassi et al., 2018; FAO, 2021; Hanboonsong et al., 2013a). In addition, insects can be maintained throughout the year, most of their body parts are edible, and they have a high fertility and growth rate (Acosta‐Estrada et al., 2021; Nieto et al., 2023). Crickets are one such example, 80% of the body parts of crickets are edible, in contrast to 55% of the body parts of birds and swine and 40% of the body parts of cattle (van Huis et al., 2013).…”