Black Soldier Fly Oil Good For Chickens

I am at a meeting in Florida, USA and currently listening to a discussion on disease ecology. So, while the topic is a bit outside my area of expertise, I thought I would quickly post a blog post I have been developing for this week.


This  article evaluated the replacement of soybean oil with BSF larval oil in the diets of poultry. Turns out, if BSF larval oil is used, the meat quality of finisher broilers is not different from that of chickens fed a standard diet containing soybean oil.  But, the authors point out the fat composition of the BSF is sub-optimal for providing healthy meat for consumption. This study is a great contribution as there is simply not enough data available globally to truly know how to optimize BSF as a diet for various livestock. 

Cullere, M., A. Schiavone, S. Dabbou, L. Gasco, and A.D. Zotte. 2019. Meat quality and sensory traits of finishing broiler chickens fed with black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae fat as alternative fat source. Animals. 


Insects as Food & Feed in the News....sorry- not much coming up this week. :(

Beyond Traditional Meat- nice story on a startup in the insects as food community.

Author

Jeffery K. Tomberlin, PhD, Floridian for the Day
CEO, EVO Conversion Systems, LLC
​Twitter: @FliesFacility