20th, February, 2023
Given the innovative nature of Feedect's business, the continuous development of know-how is part of the company's DNA and day-to-day business.
Feedect collaborates with ICTA since its inception, especially on issues related to animal nutrition, where ICTA is a reference centre at national and European level.
For this reason, in most cases, the work carried out jointly has focused on the nutrition of Tenebrio molitor larvae.
One of the first joint studies aimed to quantify the impact of the inclusion of moist raw materials (e.g. fruit and vegetable waste) in the diet of Tenebrio molitor larvae.
This work was finally published in the Journal of Insect Science and can be consulted via the following link.
In general terms, the study sought to analyse the impact of the use of wet raw materials in the diet and the following was carried out:
In the study carried out, better digestibility coefficients were observed in Tenebrio molitor individuals supplemented with wet ingredients, especially in the one in which detritus carrots were used.
Despite this, variations in the diets did not produce significant changes in the nutritional parameters studied. In this sense, crude protein levels were not affected by dietary variations, although there were some variations in the composition of amino acids and fatty acids.
One of the first joint studies aimed to quantify the impact of the inclusion of moist raw materials (e.g. fruit and vegetable waste) in the diet of Tenebrio molitor larvae.
This work was finally published in the Journal of Insect Science and can be consulted via the following link.
The conclusions of this study highlight the need to continuously create know-how in innovative production models. In the particular case of Feedect, nutrition is a fundamental pillar within its production model, as the Tenebrio molitor larvae rearing process is the basis of the same.
Continuous work on its optimisation is essential to achieve a scalable and efficient production model that allows access to an increasing number of markets.