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Apparent faecal digestibility and nitrogen retention in piglets fed whole and peeled Cambodian field cricket meal

In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
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P. Miech Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, P.O. Box 7011, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 75007 Uppsala, Sweden.
Center for Livestock and Agriculture Development (CelAgrid), P.O. Box 2423, Phnom Penh 3, Cambodia.

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J.E. Lindberg Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, P.O. Box 7024, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 75007 Uppsala, Sweden.

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Å. Berggren Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 7044, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 75007 Uppsala, Sweden.

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T. Chhay Center for Livestock and Agriculture Development (CelAgrid), P.O. Box 2423, Phnom Penh 3, Cambodia.

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A. Jansson Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, P.O. Box 7011, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 75007 Uppsala, Sweden.

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Online Publication Date:
30 Nov 2017
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This study evaluated diets including whole or peeled (legs removed) crickets (Teleogryllus testaceus) in terms of diet digestibility, growth and nitrogen retention, using pigs as an animal model. The experiment included three iso-nitrogenous diets (18.4% crude protein) including either whole cricket meal (WC), body cricket meal (legs removed, BC) or fish meal (control) as the main protein source. Castrated male piglets (n=21, 30-45 days) with initial body weight 13.0±0.3 kg were allocated to one of the dietary treatments (7 piglets/treatment) in a fixed block design. The piglets were kept in single bamboo/wooden stalls with slatted floors and were adapted to the feeds and the housing for 5 days before starting the 25-day experiment. The diets were offeredad libitum, but close to appetite (approximately 5% of body weight). Feed intake was recorded and piglets were weighed every 5 days. During days 20-25, total collection of faeces and urine was performed. Dry matter and nutrient intake were higher for piglets fed the WC and BC diets than for those fed the control diet. From day 10, piglets fed BC and WC were heavier than piglets fed the control diet, but there were no differences between WC and BC. Dry matter digestibility was highest for diet WC, and ash, crude fibre and crude fat digestibility was higher for BC and WC than for the control diet. Feed conversion ratio was lower for the WC and BC diets than for the control diet, and nitrogen retention (% of digested) was higher. We concluded that field cricket meal is a nutritious feedstuff for mono-gastric animals, and most likely also for humans. Removal of legs did not facilitate or improve the digestibility values and nitrogen retention. Thus, in order to minimise food waste, crickets should not be peeled in this way if they are going to be processed into meal.

Title:
Apparent faecal digestibility and nitrogen retention in piglets fed whole and peeled Cambodian field cricket meal
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2017.0019
Language:
English
Pages:
279–288
Keywords:
fish meal; feed conversion ratio; food; growth; human
In:
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
In:
Volume 3: Issue 4
Received:
03 Jul 2017
Accepted:
16 Oct 2017
Publisher:
Wageningen Academic
E-ISSN:
2352-4588
Subjects:
General, Life Sciences, Food & Health, Animal & Veterinary, Entomology, Biology

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