昆蟲餐有潛力成為未來動物飼料

聯合國糧農組織研究發現：昆蟲餐有潛力成為未來動物飼料Insect meal has potential as a future animal feed, FAO study finds
由於人類對肉類，牛奶和奶製品的需求增加，用何種飼料去餵牲口的議題變得更嚴峻，因為可用天然的資源相當有限，持續的氣候變化問題，人類食物，動物飼料和生質柴油之間對土地和水的競爭。
As demand for meat, milk and dairy products grows, the issue of what to feed livestock becomes more critical because of the limited availability of natural resources, ongoing climate change issues and competition between human food, animal feed and biofuel for land and water.
昆蟲餐的範圍包括五大類昆蟲 ： 黑水虻(黑兵蠅)(幼蟲在自然界以動物糞便、腐爛的有機物，如腐肉)，家蠅，黃粉蟲-甲蟲(生於穀類,麵粉中的甲蟲之幼蟲)，蝗蟲，蚱蜢，蟋蟀和蠶 - 和它們的分佈，
The review covers five major groups of insects – black solider fly, the house fly, mealworm beetles, locusts, grasshoppers and crickets, and silkworms – and their distribution,
“昆蟲比其他飼料諸多優勢。昆蟲的生長和繁殖容易，具有飼料的高轉化效率，因為他們是冷血的，可以在生物垃圾進行飼養。可以從約2公斤廢棄物可製造一公斤昆蟲的生物量。“
“Insects have many advantages over other feeds,” he added. “They grow and reproduce easily, have high feed conversion efficiency since they are cold blooded and can be reared on bio-waste. One kilo of insect biomass can be produced from around 2 kilos of waste.”
研究昆蟲的粗蛋白質含量為42-63％和含量高達36％的油脂。一些文獻顯示將昆蟲餐加入動物飼料，昆蟲餐可取代飼料中25％至100％的豆粕或魚粉，取決於不同動物種類。
The crude protein content of the insects studied is 42-63 percent and oil content up to 36 percent. Some of the literature shows that insect meals, when added to animal feed, can replace 25 to 100 percent of soymeal or fishmeal in the feed, depending on the animal species.
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