ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2023
Insects as an alternative protein source for poultry nutrition: a review.
Review in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- One size does not fit all: Are there any sustainable alternatives to soybean in chicken systems?Poultry science · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of full-fat black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal on growth, gut health, and bone microstructure responses in broiler chickens.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Effect of Dietary Inclusion of House Cricket (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Climate change and poultry production in Africa: a systematic scoping review of climate resilience and adaptation strategies.Poultry science · 2026Review
- Effects of replacing extruded soybean meal with Periplaneta americana residue on laying performance, egg quality, and ovarian transcriptomic profiles in Guangxi Yao chickens.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Processed animal proteins in poultry nutrition: nutritional value, digestibility, safety, and applications.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Review
- Proteomic datasets of threeData in brief · 2026Article
- Effects of dietary inclusion ofVeterinary world · 2026Article
- Influence ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Immunometabolic Reprogramming by Black Soldier Fly (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
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- Alternative Protein Sources in Poultry and Pig Nutrition-A Review.Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition · 2026Review
- From Waste to Resource: Performance of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Reared on Restaurant Food Waste at an Industrial Scale.Insects · 2026Article
- Methanogenic activities signatures in broilers fed black soldier fly (Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Article
- Sustainable Protein in the Food Chain: A Five-Country Study on Consumer Preferences for Insect-Fed Animal Products.Insects · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in Nutritional Requirements and Metabolic Homeostasis Regulation of Animals Under Stress Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Fermentation of House Crickets (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Amino Acid Nutrition in Poultry: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- The Inclusion of Hermetia Illucens Larvae Meal in the Diet of Laying Hens (Hy-Line Brown) Affects the Caecal Bacterial Composition and Diversity.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Big Data and AI-Powered Modeling: A Pathway to Sustainable Precision Animal Nutrition.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This review summarizes the most relevant scientific literature related to the use of insects as alternative protein sources in poultry diets. The black soldier fly, the housefly, the beetle, mealworms, silkworms, earthworms, crickets, and grasshoppers are in the spotlight because they have been identified as an important future source of sustainable animal proteins for poultry feeding. Insect meals meet poultry requirements in terms of nutritional value, essential amino acid composition, nutrient digestibility, and feed acceptance. Furthermore, they are enriched with antimicrobial peptides and bioactive molecules that can improve global health. Results from poultry studies suggest equivalent or enhanced growth performances and quality of end-products as compared to fish meal and soybean meal. To outline this body of knowledge, this article states established threads of research about the nutrient profiles and the digestibility of insect meals, their subsequent effects on the growth and laying performances of poultry as well as the quality of meat, carcass, and eggs. To fully exploit insect-derived products, the effects of insect bioactive molecules (antimicrobial peptides, fatty acids, and polysaccharides) were addressed. Furthermore, as edible insects are likely to take a meaningful position in the feed and food chain, the safety of their derived products needs to be ensured. Some insights into the current knowledge on the prevalence of pathogens and contaminants in edible insects were highlighted. Finally, the effect of insect farming and processing treatment on the nutritive value of insect larvae was discussed. Our overview reveals that using insects can potentially solve problems related to reliance on other food sources, without altering the growth performances and the quality of meat and eggs.
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