Partial replacement of soybean oil by insect oil in broiler diets

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The Dutch Better-Life 1-star label is a novel concept that is based on the use of a slow-growing breed. Incorporating insect products as local ingredients may further increase the sustainability of this type of chicken meat production. Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet
The Dutch Better-Life 1-star label is a novel concept that is based on the use of a slow-growing breed. Incorporating insect products as local ingredients may further increase the sustainability of this type of chicken meat production. Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet
Wageningen Livestock Research, in collaboration with PHW Group’s daughter company Esbro, feed producer ForFarmers and insect ingredient producer Protix, conducted a broiler field study in which 1% of soybean oil was replaced by Black Soldier oil. This study was carried out within the Public Private Partnership ‘Enrichment of the diet with insect-based feed ingredients for 1 Star Better Life labelled broilers. The world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, leading to an inc


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