With significant concerns about the environmental impact of conventional crop and livestock production, there is a growing interest in utilising novel alternative sources of protein in both human and animal diets. Insects have long been consumed in the wild by an array of species, including poultry, fish and humans.
Insects as alternative sources of protein for food and feed provides a comprehensive overview of the recent research undertaken in this rapidly-expanding area. The book reviews the production and application of black soldier flies, yellow mealworms and other insects as alternative protein sources in poultry, pig and fish feed.
Through its considered approach, the book explores how the safety of extracted proteins can be ensured across the supply chain, as well as how we can better understand the changing attitudes of consumers towards eating protein derived from insects.
Edited by a leading expert in industry, the book will be a standard reference for university and other researchers in animal nutrition, companies involved in the manufacture of animal feed or animal nutrition services, government and other agencies regulating the animal feed sector, as well as farmers interested in utilising animal feed supplemented with insect-derived proteins.
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Reviews the nutritional benefits, applications and challenges of using protein from black soldier flies and yellow mealworms in poultry, pig and fish feed
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Considers recent advances in the development of mass breeding/rearing techniques for the major insect species used as food or feed
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Explores some of the key issues currently facing the sector, such as the need to ensure product safety, the development of effective extraction techniques and consumer attitudes towards eating protein derived from insects
This collection reviews the wealth of current research on the use of insect species as sources of protein in both human and animal diets. The book considers recent advances in the production and application of black soldier flies, yellow mealworms and other insects primarily as feed for swine, poultry and fish.
Part 1 Production and applications of black soldier flies
1.Advances in substrate source composition for rearing black soldier fly
larvae as a protein source: Cecilia Lalander and Ivã Guidini Lopes, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
2.Pathogens and diseases affecting large-scale production of black soldier
fly: Roberto M. Pereira, University of Florida, USA;
3.Use of protein from black soldier flies in poultry feed: Arya Rezaei Far,
Somaya Naser El Deen and Teun Veldkamp, Wageningen University and Research,
The Netherlands;
4.Black soldier fly meal: an alternative protein source for pigs: S.
Struthers, and J. G. M. Houdijk, Scotlands Rural College (SRUC), UK; and H.
N. Hall, Anpario plc, UK;
5.Use of protein from black soldier flies in fish feed: Laura Gasco,
University of Torino, Italy; Vlastimil Stejskal and Hung Quang Tran,
University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Michele
Costantini, Michele Zoli and Jacopo Bacenetti, University of Milano, Italy;
and Francesco Gai, National Research Council, Italy;
Part 2 Production and application of yellow mealworms and other insects
6.Advances in mass breeding/rearing techniques for yellow mealworms as a
protein source: David Deruytter, Carl Coudron and Jonas Claeys, Insect
Research Centre, Belgium;
7.Advances in nutrient/substrate sources/composition for rearing yellow
mealworms as a protein source: Riccardo Melis and Roberto Anedda, Porto Conte
Ricerche S.r.l., Italy;
8.Diseases affecting production of yellow mealworms as a protein source:
Antoine Lecocq, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Helen Hesketh and Pascal
Herren, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK; and Jozsef Takacs and Annette
Bruun Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
9.Use of protein from yellow mealworms in poultry feed: M. Mabelebele, E.
Malematja, S. D. Kolobe, T. G. Manyelo, N. A. Sebola, and F. Manyeula,
University of South Africa, South Africa;
10.Use of protein from yellow mealworms in fish feed: Enric Gisbert,
Aquaculture Program Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA),
Spain; and Alberto Ruiz, Aquaculture Program Institute of Agrifood Research
and Technology (IRTA), Spain and Aquaculture and Fisheries Group Wageningen
University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
11.Advances in production of house flies as food and animal feed: key
challenges and solutions: Nathaniel A. Sibinga, Katholieke Universiteit (KU)
Leuven, Belgium; Eugene Won and Vimal Selvaraj, Cornell University, USA;
12.Advances in production of crickets as food and animal feed: Chrysantus M.
Tanga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya;
Margaret O. Kababu, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
(icipe) and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
(JOOUST), Kenya; and Dennis Beesigamukama, International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya;
Part 3 General issues in use of insect protein
13.The chemical and microbial safety of insect-based feed and food:
Christelle Planche and Erwan Engel, INRAE - UR370 Animal Products Quality
Unit, France; and Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, Université Paris-Saclay
INRAE-UMR1319 Micalis-AgroParisTech, France;
14.Understanding and changing attitudes towards eating protein derived from
insects: Ashkan Pakseresht, Brunel University London, Brunel Business School,
UK; and Lynn Frewer, Newcastle University, School of Natural and
Environmental Sciences, UK;
Adriana Casillas is co-founder and CEO of Tebrio. Tebrio is Spains first, award-winning, large-scale manufacturer of insect protein for food, feed, pet food and other applications. Collaborators with Tebrio include the Universities of Almería, Burgos and Granada. Adriana was also Vice-President of the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) from 2016-2021 and is currently President of IPIFF.
