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The use of live insect larvae to improve sustainability and animal welfare of organic chickens production

{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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Summary

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
Location:Grugliasco, Italy
Keywords:chicken welfare, live insect larvae, organic food, poultry meat, environmental sustainability
Agrovoc keywords:
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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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