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Cafeteria-Type Feeding of Chickens Indicates a Preference for Insect (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae Meal

Published: August 24, 2020
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1. Introduction The use of insects in animal nutrition is a promising alternative in order to obtain a sustainable protein source to feed the world. Considering the current challenges of overpopulation and feed supply for animals and humans, new feed ingredients are needed to provide a secure food production chain in the future [1]. Edible insects have been shown to be highly nutritious and h...
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Marcos Antonio Nascimento Filho
USP -Universidade de São Paulo
Raquel Pereira
Diana Suckeveris
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José Fernando Machado Menten
USP -Universidade de São Paulo
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Lawal Sesan
2 de agosto de 2022
This is a good research work but I must tell you that the problem of what to feed your animals with is more pronounced in Africa than any part of the world and a lot has been been done in this area of research and we have a number of very new feed ingredients for monogastric animals both crop and animal base source of ingredients especially in Nigeria but the only hinder factor is the anti-nutrients which is difficult to rid off, especially those crop based source, so if not for this both protein & energy source would have been solved long time ago in Nigeria.
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