Browsing Journal Articles by Author "van Loon, J. J. A."

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Effect of dietary replacement of fishmeal by insect meal on growth performance, blood profiles and economics of growing pigs in Kenya

Chia, S. Y.; Tanga, C. M.; Osuga, I. M.; Alaru, A. O.; Mwangi, D. M; Githinji, M.; Subramanian, S.; Fiaboe, K. K.M.; Ekesi, Sunday.; van Loon, J. J. A.; Dicke, M. (MDPI, 2019)

Pig production is one of the fastest growing livestock sectors. Development of this sector is hampered by rapidly increasing costs of fishmeal (FM), which is a common protein source in animal feeds. Here, we explored the ...
Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Chia, S. Y.; Tanga, C. M.; Osuga, I. M.; Mohamed, S. A.; Khamis, F. M.; Salifu, D.; Subramanian, S.; Fiaboe, K. K. M.; Niassy, S.; van Loon, J. J. A.; Dicke, M.; Ekesi, Sunday. (PeerJ, 2018)

Background: In recent years, there has been a rapidly growing demand for readily accessible substrates for mass production of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens Linnaeus. Beer production results in various by-products ...
Insects for sustainable animal feed: inclusive business models involving smallholder farmers

Chia, S. Y.; Tanga, C. M.; van Loon, J. J. A.; Dick, M. (Elsevier, 2019)

Global population growth, an increasing demand for animalproducts and scarcity of conventional feed ingredients drivethe search for alternative protein sources for animal feed.Extensive research indicates that insects ...

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