Tenebrio molitor meal in diets for European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles: Growth performance, whole body composition and in vivo apparent digestibility

Gasco, Laura; Henry, Morgane; Piccolo, Giovanni; Marono, S.; Gai, Francesco; Renna, Manuela; Lussiana, Carola; Antonopoulou, Efthimia; Mola, Paula; Chatzifotis, Stavros

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.07.003

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“…Similar results have been reported for other species of fish (Karapanagiotidis et al, 2014;Lock et al, 2016;Sealey et al, 2011). However, reduced feed intake and feed efficiency with increasing dietary HM incorporation has also observed in other studies (Gasco et al, 2016;Kroeckel et al, 2011). Protein efficiency ratio decreased with increasing HM dietary incorporation.…”

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Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) pre-pupae meal as a fish meal replacement in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) pre-pupae meal as a fish meal replacement in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

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“…Yellow mealworm meal could partially (35%) replace fish meal in the diet of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) without affecting mortality or growth (Gasco et al 2016). However, replacing 70% of the fish meal did depress growth.…”

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The environmental sustainability of insects as food and feed. A review

Huis

Oonincx

2017

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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With a growing world population, increasingly demanding consumers, and a limited amount of agricultural land, there is an urgent need to find alternatives to conventional meat products. Livestock production is, moreover, a leading cause of anthropogenic-induced climate change. To mediate this, more sustainable diets are needed, with reduced meat consumption or the use of alternative protein sources. Insects are promoted as human food and animal feed worldwide. In tropical countries, edible insects are harvested from nature, but overexploitation, habitat changes, and environmental contamination threaten this food resource. Therefore, sustainable harvesting practices need to be developed and implemented. We provide examples of (1) aquatic insects whose populations are threatened by pollution, (2) caterpillar species in Africa that are disappearing due to overexploitation and habitat change, (3) edible insects species that are considered pests in agro-ecosystems, and (4) edible insect species that can be conserved and enhanced in forest management systems. Insect farming can be conducted either on small-scale farms or in large-scale industrialized rearing facilities. We review the environmental sustainability of insect farming compared to livestock production. The major environmental advantages of insect farming compared to livestock production are as follows: (1) less land and water is required; (2) greenhouse gas emissions are lower; (3) insects have high feed conversion efficiencies; (4) insects can transform low-value organic by-products into highquality food or feed; and (5) certain insect species can be used as animal feed or aqua feed. For instance, they can replace fish meal, which is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive.However, edible insect species intended for production should be screened for risks to humans, animals, plants, and biodiversity.

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“…Insects meal such as grasshopper meal (Zonocerus variegatus) (Alegbeleye et al 2012), termites meal (Macrotermes spp.) (Sogbesan and Ugwumba 2008), superworm meal (Zophobas Mario) (Jabir et al 2012), mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) (Gasco et al 2016) as well as molluscs such as garden snail (Sogbesan et al 2006) and plants feedstuff (Muin et al 2015) have been identified as successful alternatives for FM replacement.…”

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

Taufek

Muin

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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Tenebrio molitor meal in diets for European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles: Growth performance, whole body composition and in vivo apparent digestibility

Abstract: Tenebrio molitor meal in diets for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles: growth performance, whole body composition and in vivo apparent digestibility

Cited by 222 publications

References 55 publications

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) pre-pupae meal as a fish meal replacement in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) pre-pupae meal as a fish meal replacement in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

The environmental sustainability of insects as food and feed. A review

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

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