What is it about?
The present research studied the effect of a dietary inclusion of defatted black soldier fly meal on several meat quality aspects of broiler meat quails: meat proximate composition, cholesterol content, oxidative status, fatty acid profile, amino acid and mineral contents, sensory profile and off-odours and flavours perception.
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Why is it important?
Reducing the feed-food competition is a critical aspect for modern livestock production and will be further stressed in the near future due to the growing world population. Therefore, the search for alternatives to the common feed ingredients represent a key aspect for the future sustainability of the livestock sector and, in this context, insects are candidates with great potential.
Perspectives
The inclusion of Black soldier fly meal in the diet for growing broiler quails (up to 15% inclusion level) is technically feasible and provide meat of comparable quality to that of quails fed a conventional diet. However, the fatty acid profile of the larvae must be surely improved to provide healthier meat for the modern consumer.
Dr Marco Cullere
Universita degli Studi di Padova
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This page is a summary of: Black soldier fly as dietary protein source for broiler quails: meat proximate composition, fatty acid and amino acid profile, oxidative status and sensory traits, animal, July 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731117001860.
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