Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds:

dc.contributor.authorMaulu, Sahya
dc.contributor.authorLangi, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorHasimuna, Oliver J.
dc.contributor.authorMissinhoun, Dagoudo
dc.contributor.authorMunganga, Brian P.
dc.contributor.authorHampuwo, Buumba M.
dc.contributor.authorGabriel, Ndakalimwe Naftal
dc.contributor.authorElsabagh, Mabrouk
dc.contributor.authorVan Doan, Hien
dc.contributor.authorAbdul Kari, Zulhisyam
dc.contributor.authorDawood, Mahmoud A.O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-16T21:14:53Z
dc.date.available2022-10-16T21:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-08
dc.description.abstractThe aquafeed industry continues to expand in response to the rapidly growing aquaculture sector. However, the identification of alternative protein sources in aquatic animal diets to replace conventional sources due to cost and sustainability issues remains a major challenge. Recently, insects have shown tremendous results as potential replacers of fishmeal in aquafeed. The present study aimed to review the utilization of insects in aquafeeds and their effects on aquatic animals' growth and feed utilization, immune response and disease resistance, and fish flesh quality and safety. While many insect species have been investigated in aquaculture, the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), and the mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) are the most studied and most promising insects to replace fishmeal in aquafeed. Generally, insect rearing conditions and biomass processing methods may affect the product’s nutritional composition, digestibility, shelf life and required insect inclusion level by aquatic animals. Also, insect-recommended inclusion levels for aquatic animals vary depending on the insect species used, biomass processing method, and test organism. Overall, while an appropriate inclusion level of insects in aquafeed provides several nutritional and health benefits to aquatic animals, more studies are needed to establish optimum requirements levels for different aquaculture species at different stages of development and under different culture systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMaulu, S., Langi, S., Hasimuna, O. J., Missinhoun, D., Munganga, B. P., Hampuwo, B. M., ... & Dawood, M. A. (2022). Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review. Animal Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2022.07.013en_US
dc.identifier.issn2405-6545
dc.identifier.urihttps://dir.muni.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12260/476
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAquacultureen_US
dc.subjectAquafeeden_US
dc.subjectAlternative protein sourceen_US
dc.subjectImmune responseen_US
dc.subjectInsecten_US
dc.titleRecent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds:en_US
dc.title.alternativeA reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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