Supplementation of maize bran with either sunflower or oil palm seed cakes improves growth and nutritional value of the edible house cricket (Acheta domesticus)

IF 1.4 3区农林科学 Q2 ENTOMOLOGY

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI:10.1111/eea.13568

Francis Sengendo, James Peter Egonyu, Anu Valtonen, Isabelle Noyens, Harriet Angwech, Martha Franny Alaroker, Philip Nyeko, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Sabine Van Miert

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The house cricket, Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is one of the major insects successfully domesticated for food around the world. However, expensive feed is still a major challenge in the production of the insect, leading to low returns. This study aimed at developing an alternative diet for mass rearing of A. domesticus. We tested five diets, namely commercial chicken mash (CCM; control diet), maize bran supplemented with 50% sunflower seed cake (SFC50), 50% shea seed cake (SBC50), 50% oil palm seed cake (POC50), and 25% maize bran + 25% of each of the oil seed cakes (MSSP25). The experiment was arranged as a randomized unreplicated block design with 50 blocks, each containing one replicate of each diet treatment. Survival of A. domesticus fed on maize bran supplemented with either sunflower seed cake or oil palm seed cake was comparable to that of those fed on the control diet. However, emerging adults on oil seed supplemented diets (SFC50 and POC50) were heavier than their counterparts raised on the control diet. The shortest development time was observed among A. domesticus fed on 50% sunflower seed cake compared to all other diets. Acheta domesticus fed on the control diet was richer in protein, while those reared on maize bran supplemented with either sunflower seed cake or oil palm seed cake contained higher levels of fat, minerals (sodium, calcium, and iron) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). We conclude that supplementation of maize bran with 50% of either sunflower seed cake or oil palm seed cake improves survival and weight gain of A. domesticus and shortens their development time. In addition, these diets modify the nutritional composition of A. domesticus, especially lipids, minerals, and PUFAs. We recommend the use of SFC50 and POC50 as alternative diets to commercial chicken mash in the mass production of A. domesticus.

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葵花籽饼或油棕籽饼中添加玉米麸皮可改善食用蟋蟀的生长和营养价值。

家蟋蟀（直翅目：灰蟋蟀科）是世界上成功驯化为食物的主要昆虫之一。然而，昂贵的饲料仍然是昆虫生产的主要挑战，导致低回报。本研究旨在开发一种适合家蝇大规模饲养的替代饲粮。我们测试了五种饲粮，即商业鸡泥（CCM）；对照日粮)、玉米糠中添加50%葵花籽饼（SFC50）、50%乳木果籽饼（SBC50）、50%油棕籽饼（POC50）和25%玉米糠+各25%油籽饼（MSSP25）。试验采用随机无重复区组设计，共设50个区组，每个区组各设1个重复。玉米糠加葵花籽饼或油棕籽饼的家蝇存活率与对照组相当。然而，油籽补充饲粮（SFC50和POC50）的新生成虫比对照组饲养的成虫重。食用50%葵花籽饼的家蝇发育时间最短。饲喂对照饲料的家养山羊蛋白质含量更高，而饲喂玉米糠、葵花籽饼或油棕籽饼的山羊脂肪、矿物质（钠、钙和铁）和多不饱和脂肪酸（PUFAs）含量更高。综上所述，在玉米麸皮中添加50%的葵花籽饼或油棕籽饼均可提高家蝇的成活率和增重，缩短家蝇的发育时间。此外，这些饲料改变了家蝇的营养成分，特别是脂质、矿物质和PUFAs。我们建议将SFC50和POC50作为商业鸡泥的替代饲料用于大规模生产家弧菌。

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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 生物-昆虫学

CiteScore

3.90

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5.30%

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138

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4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata publishes top quality original research papers in the fields of experimental biology and ecology of insects and other terrestrial arthropods, with both pure and applied scopes. Mini-reviews, technical notes and media reviews are also published. Although the scope of the journal covers the entire scientific field of entomology, it has established itself as the preferred medium for the communication of results in the areas of the physiological, ecological, and morphological inter-relations between phytophagous arthropods and their food plants, their parasitoids, predators, and pathogens. Examples of specific areas that are covered frequently are: host-plant selection mechanisms chemical and sensory ecology and infochemicals parasitoid-host interactions behavioural ecology biosystematics (co-)evolution migration and dispersal population modelling sampling strategies developmental and behavioural responses to photoperiod and temperature nutrition natural and transgenic plant resistance.