Research Progress on Nutritional Value of Yellow Mealworm and Its Application in Poultry Production
Insects have received a lot of attention because they contain between 30％and 70％of protein on a dry matter basis and are highly nutritious with high fat,minerals and vitamins.In addition,insects can also use organic biomass waste such as kitchen waste to convert it into high-value animal feed raw materials,and insect production requires less land and water,and greenhouse gas emissions are far lower than livestock.Among the different insect species,yellow mealworm(Tenebrio molitor)is currently considered one of the most promis-ing insect species to be used as innovative protein source for fish meal and soybean meal substitution in poultry diet.In this paper,the life cycle,nutritional value of yellow mealworm and its effects on poultry performance,intestinal health and immune status,meat quality and egg quality were reviewed,in order to provide a refer-ence for the application of yellow mealworm in poultry production and promote the development of yellow mealworm as a feed material.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2024,36(8):4773-4781]
yellow mealwormsoybean mealnutritional valueinsect proteinpoultry production
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维普
