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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2018.28.5.563

Effects of Dietary Animal Feed on the Growth Performance of Edible Insects  

Song, Myung-Ha (Industrial Insect Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Association)
Lee, Heui-Sam (Industrial Insect Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Association)
Park, Kwanho (Industrial Insect Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Association)
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Journal of Life Science / v.28, no.5, 2018 , pp. 563-568 More about this Journal
Abstract
The insect industry is a promising agricultural resource and expected to grow steadily. In Korea, Gryllus bimaculatus and the larvae of Tenebrio molior, Protaetia brevitarsis, and Allomyrina dichotoma were listed as general food ingredients. As interest in these edible insects increases, rearing techniques and nutritious food sources are needed for mass production. In this study, wheat bran, dog feed, and pig feed were investigated for their effects on the larval growth of P. brevitarsis and A. dichotoma. When fermented sawdust with 30% wheat bran was used, the larval survival rate of P. brevitarsis and A. dichotoma (p=0.244341 and p=0.007966, respectively) and growth rate (p=0.001400 and p=0.000051, respectively) were significantly lower than those of the control (fermented sawdust with no supplement). Therefore, fermented sawdust with a high density of wheat bran was inappropriate for both insects. When fed fermented sawdust with 2.5 or 5% of dog and pig feed, the survival rate and growth rate of the larvae were higher than those of the control. Interestingly, the maximum larval weight with 2.5% dog feed was increased by $3.35{\pm}0.10g$ and $32.59{\pm}0.79g$ for P. brevitarsis and A. dichotoma, respectively. In addition, the larval period of both was shorter than that of the control by 40 days or more. Therefore, it is considered that animal feed can be used as a feed source for these edible insects.
Keywords
Allomyrina dichotoma; animal feed; edible insect; growth; Protaetia brevitarsis;
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