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Brief Summary of Insect Usage as an Industrial Animal Feed/Feed Ingbkp_redient

Abstract:

This chapter assesses the potential of insects as feed in livestock and aquaculture. Currently aquaculture and livestock feeding causes important enviromental problems that will increase in the future due to the growing world population and the corresponding increase in need of foodstuffs of animal origin. Insects could be an alternative and sustainable protein for animal feed. This chapter analyzes the evolution of this concept based on the number of publications and their distribution by country and species. We gather and evaluate the main experiments using insects as feed in different species of livestock and fish. Also discussed are: the benefits and nutritional constraints of insects from the point of view of animal feed, the nutrient contents regarding other protein sources, and the role of insects in animal welfare and their safety as feed ingbkp_redients. Finally, this chapter discusses the promising opportunities for research, such as environmental enrichment, ecological implications, and the improvement of nutritive values.