Insects as intermediate "nutrient concentrators" for sustainable animal feeds

该项目符合BBSRC的农业和粮食安全优先领域。总体目标是调查是否可以提高昆虫生产的效率和可持续性，以及确定含昆虫饲料对生产动物（家禽）生长的影响。在这些研究中，我们将使用黄粉虫幼虫（粉虫），因为我们已经为这种常用的商业物种建立了实验方案（teflow et al, 2016 & 2017）。

The project fits within the BBSRC's Agriculture and Food Security priority area. The overall aim is to investigate whether the efficiency and sustainability of insect production can be enhanced as well as determining the effects of feeds containing insects on production animal (poultry) growth. For these studies we will use Tenebrio molitor larvae (mealworms), as we have established experimental protocols for this commonly used commercial species (Tetlow et al 2016 & 2017).