Feed price risk management for sheep production in Spain: a composite future cross-hedging strategy

Pérez-Franco, Ismael; Thomasz, Esteban Otto; Rondinone, Gonzalo; García-García, Agustín

doi:10.1057/s41283-021-00088-1

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“…Regarding the livestock industry, the feed cost accounts for approximately 60-80% of the total production costs, the most expensive feed ingredients being undoubtedly the protein sources (Uyeh et al, 2018). Soybean meal (SBM) is by far the most used protein source for animal nutrition purposes worldwide, consequently being subjected to a high international price volatility (Pérez-Franco et al, 2022). The increased cultivation of soybean and other oil crops has recently raised concerns due to the related negative impacts on the environment (e.g.…”

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Can insects be used in the nutrition of ruminants?

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Rastello

Gasco

2022

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Recent studies pointed out that live insects and their products (meals and oils) are suitable protein and fat sources and can be used in the nutrition of farmed monogastric animals. This is as an alternative to traditional plant-derived and animal-derived feedstuffs. To date very little information is available concerning the effects of the dietary inclusion of insects on feed digestibility and performance of ruminant animals. The aim of this editorial is to briefly review the published information on this topic.

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