Groups of broilers are given 5%, 10% or 15% live fly larvae, which replace up to 75% of soy protein. [Photo: Koos Groenewold]
ForFarmers has launched a trial, together with the Department of Entomology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, to explore the impact of live insects as a source of protein in the broilers’ diet.
Leon Marchal, Nutrition & Innovation Director at ForFarmers, commented, “The most important research question is whether the chicks are growing healthily and at a sufficient rate in comparison with a traditional diet. We also want to look at whether the broilers’ natural behaviour wi
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