{Project} POULTRYNSECT: The use of live insect larvae to improve sustainability and animal welfare of organic chickens production. Runs 2021 - 2023. Project Leader(s): Gai, Dr. Francesco, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche .
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Poultrynsect is a research project developed by a consortium of scientists with expertise in agronomy, poultry nutrition, entomology, food and veterinary sciences belonging to Research and Academic Institutions of four European countries (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Norway).The project aims to test the effects of an innovative feed ingredient (live insect larvae) for slow-growing organic chickens to allow sustainable meat production, to improve animal welfare and to potentially meet the consumer demand for healthier and more natural meat products with enhanced palatability. Insect larvae will be reared on organic food side streams, allowing the valorisation of secondary raw materials produced in excess from the food industries, and then used as feed ingredient and environmental enrichment in chickens. Point-source objects (pecking objects and litter/bedding containing insect larvae) will be used to allow species-typical behaviours and maintain animal health, thus resulting in an improvement of birds’ welfare and considerably improved quality of animal-derived food products. LCA and Cost-benefit analysis will be carried out to define the economic effect of such innovative productions and environmental enrichments in the industrial settings. Moreover, strategic researches focused on Sensory and Consumer Science to assess consumers’ food habits, expectations and preferences associated to sensory panel expert evaluation and in vitro digestibility of chicken meat for human consumption will be assessed by the project. In conclusion, live insect larvae effectiveness will be evaluated for their potential to improve chicken performance traits, animal welfare, gut microbiota and bird immunity system.
| EPrint Type: | Project description |
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| Location: | Grugliasco, Italy |
| Keywords: | chicken welfare, live insect larvae, organic food, poultry meat, environmental sustainability |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English chicken breeds http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_45d35147 English insect larvae http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_174dbcf1 English poultry meat http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6147 English environmental impact assessment http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33483 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | Belgium > Flanders > INAGRO, Department for Organic Crop Production (Rumbeke) Germany > Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V. - DIL Italy > CNR - National Research Council Italy > Univ. Torino Norway > Nofima (formerly Matforsk) |
| Research funders: | Belgium > Flanders > Bioforum Vlaanderen Germany > Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food - BLE Italy > MIPAAF- Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Norway > RCN - Research Council of Norway European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > Joint call with SUSFOOD2 – 2019 > Poultrynsect |
| Related Links: | https://susfood-db-era.net/main/Poultrynsect, https://poultrynsect.eu |
| Acronym: | POULTRYNSECT |
| Start Date: | 1 January 2021 |
| End Date: | 31 December 2023 |
| Deposited By: | Gai, Dr Francesco |
| ID Code: | 45196 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Jan 2023 15:55 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2023 15:55 |
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