Supplementary feeding of 
live insects

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