Awesome Review on Insect Meal in Fish Nutrition

I came across this paper this morning while looking for another paper on a  completely different topic (insects as feed for rabbits- I will explain later).  But, what a surprise!! I believe this paper is open access, which means everyone should be able to read it.

Nogales-Mérida, S., P. Gobbi, D. Józefiak, J. Mazurkiewicz, K. Dudek, M. Rawski, B. Kierończyk, and A. Józefiak. Insect meals in fish nutrition. Reviews in Aquaculture 0.

So, why do I like this paper so much?

• The authors provide context as related to insects as a natural feed for fish (really nice table summarizing across insect species and provide references).

 

• They provide an assessment of protein and lips content in insect meal.

 

• I am probably wrong, but I believe this is one of the most extensive reviews of insect meal in aquaculture strictly speaking from the amino acid perspective. 

 

• The authors provide a review of all amino acids as related to published literature on nutritional aspects of insect meal across insect species.

 

• They also provide a great table listing studies that used insects of some sort as fish meal for a number of aquatic species ranging from turbot to rainbow trout. 

 

• Issues with nutritional imbalances in diets provide to fish- great summary detailing why such research is critical for the insects as feed industry.

 

• Fatty acid content of five insect meals provided as well as citations

Author

Jeffery K. Tomberlin, PhD, Blown Away by Comprehensive Review!!!
Director, EVO Conversion Systems
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