Feeder insect
Feeding insects are certain insect species that feed animals than for insect-eating pets, especially in the field of Reptiles and hunting , as well as a feed ingredient ( insect flour ) for pet and farm animal feed are grown.
Feed insects for pets
Certain pets such as reptiles and amphibians usually receive live food in the form of feed insects, which are sold through specialist pet shops . Continuous feeding insects are cricket species such as crickets , rove grilling or Mediterranean barbecue and black beetle larvae as mealworms , buffalo worms or Zophobas larvae . Insect -based products are now also offered as dog and cat food .
Feed insects for farm animals
Due to their nutritional values, especially their high protein content, various insect species can be used as feed for industrial animal fattening and aquaculture . An insect-based diet for farm animals has been scientifically investigated for pigs, poultry and edible fish. Feed insects can provide sufficient proteins and amino acids here, which is why the possibility of replacing soy meal and corn meal from extensive cultivation with insect meal for livestock rearing and animal fattening is being discussed. At the same time, there are challenges and disadvantages compared to established animal feed in terms of performance and growth. Feed insects are legally regarded as livestock, so they are not allowed to receive feed made from ruminant proteins, kitchen and edible waste, meat and bone meal or manure.
With a view to protecting the environment and resources as well as feed and food security in the face of a growing world population, the UN food authority FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) has also called for increased use of feed insects for feed production.
Feed insects in aquaculture
In the EU, the use of seven species of insects as feed in aquaculture has been approved since July 1, 2017:
- Black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ),
- Housefly ( Musca domestica ),
- Flour beetle ( Tenebrio molitor ),
- Glossy black mold beetle ( Alphitobius diaperinus ),
- House crickets ( Acheta domesticus ),
- Short-winged cricket ( Gryllodes sigillatus ) and
- Steppe cricket ( Gryllus assimilis ).
The inclusion of black soldier flies in the diet of edible fish had positive results and showed no differences in the taste or texture of the fish.
literature
- van Huis, Arnold: Edible insects. Future prospects for food and feed security . Rome. ISBN 9789251075968 .
- European Union (Ed.): Enabling the exploitation of Insects as a Sustainable Source of Protein for Animal Feed and Human Nutrition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung / Torsten Müller (August 26, 2018): Mealworms from Brandenburg as a dog snack .
- ↑ Handelsblatt Orange (February 27, 2018): Dog food made from insects
- ↑ Reuters / Karl Plume (April 13, 2018): Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand .
- ↑ Makkar, H., Tran, G., Heuze, V., Ankers, P. (2014): State-of-the-art on use of insects as animal feed . In: Animal Feed Science and Technology. Vol. 197, pp. 1-33.
- ↑ a b Regulation (EU) 2017/893 of the Commission of May 24, 2017 amending Annexes I and IV of Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes X, XIV and XV of the Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 of the Commission regarding the provisions on processed animal protein , on eur-lex.europa.eu, accessed on February 18, 2019
- ↑ FAO (2013): The contribution of insects to food security, livelihood and the environment.
- ↑ Makkar, H., Tran, G., Heuze, V., Ankers, P. (2014): State-of-the-art on use of insects as animal feed . In: Animal Feed Science and Technology. Vol. 197, pp. 1-33.