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Animals Fed Insect-Based Diets: State-of-the-Art on Digestibility, Performance and Product Quality

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The need for new alternative nutrient sources for feed production, to face the expected future consumer demand for animal products, has led to an increase in research on the possible uses and effects of insect-derived products (meals and oils). Insects seem to be one of the most prom...

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Autores principales: Gasco, Laura, Biasato, Ilaria, Dabbou, Sihem, Schiavone, Achille, Gai, Francesco
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6523619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30995783
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9040170
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author Gasco, Laura
Biasato, Ilaria
Dabbou, Sihem
Schiavone, Achille
Gai, Francesco
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: The need for new alternative nutrient sources for feed production, to face the expected future consumer demand for animal products, has led to an increase in research on the possible uses and effects of insect-derived products (meals and oils). Insects seem to be one of the most promising alternatives to other nutrient sources, such as the soybean and fish meals commonly used in feeds for livestock and aquaculture. When using alternative nutrient sources, not only do the effects on animal performance have to be evaluated, but also such parameters as nutrient digestibility and product quality as they are of primary importance for feed producers and consumers, respectively. ABSTRACT: In 2018, the industrial compound feed production throughout the world was 1.103 metric billion tons, which was an increase of 3% compared to 2017. In order to meet the needs of the increasing population, a further increment in compound feed production is necessary. Conventional protein sources are no longer suitable to completely satisfy the increment of feed production in a sustainable way. Insects are one of the most promising options, due to their valuable nutritional features. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of research on the use of insect meals and oils in aquatic, avian and other animal species diets, focusing mainly on the effects on digestibility, performance and product quality. In general, insect-derived product digestibility is affected by the insect species, the inclusion levels and by the process. Sometimes, the presence of chitin can lead to a decrease in nutrient digestibility. The same considerations are true for animal performance. As far as product quality is concerned, a dramatic effect of insect products has been recorded for the fatty acid profile, with a decrease in valuable n3 fatty acids. Sensory analyses have reported no or slight differences. Insect-derived products seem to be a good alternative to conventional feed sources and can make an important contribution to the sustainable development of the livestock industry.
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spelling pubmed-65236192019-06-04 Animals Fed Insect-Based Diets: State-of-the-Art on Digestibility, Performance and Product Quality Gasco, Laura Biasato, Ilaria Dabbou, Sihem Schiavone, Achille Gai, Francesco Animals (Basel) Review SIMPLE SUMMARY: The need for new alternative nutrient sources for feed production, to face the expected future consumer demand for animal products, has led to an increase in research on the possible uses and effects of insect-derived products (meals and oils). Insects seem to be one of the most promising alternatives to other nutrient sources, such as the soybean and fish meals commonly used in feeds for livestock and aquaculture. When using alternative nutrient sources, not only do the effects on animal performance have to be evaluated, but also such parameters as nutrient digestibility and product quality as they are of primary importance for feed producers and consumers, respectively. ABSTRACT: In 2018, the industrial compound feed production throughout the world was 1.103 metric billion tons, which was an increase of 3% compared to 2017. In order to meet the needs of the increasing population, a further increment in compound feed production is necessary. Conventional protein sources are no longer suitable to completely satisfy the increment of feed production in a sustainable way. Insects are one of the most promising options, due to their valuable nutritional features. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of research on the use of insect meals and oils in aquatic, avian and other animal species diets, focusing mainly on the effects on digestibility, performance and product quality. In general, insect-derived product digestibility is affected by the insect species, the inclusion levels and by the process. Sometimes, the presence of chitin can lead to a decrease in nutrient digestibility. The same considerations are true for animal performance. As far as product quality is concerned, a dramatic effect of insect products has been recorded for the fatty acid profile, with a decrease in valuable n3 fatty acids. Sensory analyses have reported no or slight differences. Insect-derived products seem to be a good alternative to conventional feed sources and can make an important contribution to the sustainable development of the livestock industry. MDPI 2019-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6523619/ /pubmed/30995783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9040170 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Schiavone, Achille
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Animals Fed Insect-Based Diets: State-of-the-Art on Digestibility, Performance and Product Quality
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title_full_unstemmed Animals Fed Insect-Based Diets: State-of-the-Art on Digestibility, Performance and Product Quality
title_short Animals Fed Insect-Based Diets: State-of-the-Art on Digestibility, Performance and Product Quality
title_sort animals fed insect-based diets: state-of-the-art on digestibility, performance and product quality
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6523619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30995783
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9040170
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