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Environmental impact assessment of black soldier fly larvae production as a feed

Thompson, Michael; Wohlfahrt, Jens; Stadtlander, Timo; Leiber, Florian and Sandrock, Christoph (2020) Environmental impact assessment of black soldier fly larvae production as a feed. In: Eberle, Ulrike; Smetana, Sergiy and Bos, Ulrike (Eds.) Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food (LCAFood2020), 13-16 October, 2020, Berlin Virtually, Germany. DIL, Quakenbrück, Germany, pp. 703-704.

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Summary

While insects are increasingly valued for their suitability as a feed in livestock and aquaculture production [1], their environmental superiority to conventional feed counterparts remains largely unconfirmed. To be a viable alternative to conventional feed, insect production systems need to showcase equivalent nutrient outputs at competitive environmental costs. For this, black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) are recognized as a suitable candidate, particularly due to their efficiency in converting a broad range of low-opportunity-cost organic material into valuable protein [1]. However, few studies exist to date which investigate the environmental performance of BSFL feed production systems using primary data [2-4]—therefore their eco-efficiency remains poorly understood. This study addresses this deficiency by assessing the environmental impacts associated with a Swiss facility producing BSFL meal for use in fish and poultry feed.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Keywords:animal nutrition, feeding, insects as feed, poultry, fish, Hermetia illucens, black soldier fly
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
feeding
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2838
English
insects as feed
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1387360728114
English
poultry
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6145
English
aquaculture
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_550
English
black soldier fly -> Hermetia illucens
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6d9f26e7
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Aquaculture
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Aquaculture
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Poultry
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal nutrition > Protein supply
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:40169
Deposited On:06 Jul 2021 09:38
Last Modified:06 Jul 2021 11:50
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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