Crickets to replace fishmeal and SBM in piglets

15-06-2022 | |
Cricket protein could replace fish meal and soybean meal. - Photo: Canva
Cricket protein could replace fish meal and soybean meal. - Photo: Canva
The partial replacement of either fishmeal or soybean meal with full-fat field cricket meal promotes growth performance and gut health in weaning piglets, as shown by a new study. Future livestock production focuses on effective approaches to sustainability in potential feedstuffs which are readily available and reasonably priced but that provide nutrients comparable to conventional feed ingredients. Fish meal (FM) and soybean meal (SBM) are common conventional protein ingredients in pig diet


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Matthew Wedzerai Correspondent