Can insects hold the key to safe feed?

14-10-2019 | |
Black soldier fly larvae are utilised in feed production.. - Photo: Shutterstock
Black soldier fly larvae are utilised in feed production.. - Photo: Shutterstock
Research has shown that edible Insects can tolerate high amounts of mycotoxins. In this sense, do they offer a possible approach for grain ‘detoxification’? Utilisation of insects for food and feed is a trend that has been growing for several years. This is due to many reasons. The world population and thus also the demand for animal based protein is growing and production of traditional livestock such as cattle, swine, poultry or fish will not be able to cover this need. Additionally, inse


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Redacteur 1

Vincent
ter Beek

Redacteur 2

Kees van
Dooren

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Treena
Hein

Maul
Ronald Maul National Reference Laboratory for Mycotoxins, 
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany