Prospects of Poikelocercus pictus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an alternative protein source for Rhode Island Red chicken

Prospects of Poikelocercus pictus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an alternative protein source for Rhode Island Red chicken

Objectives: Insects have great potential as an alternative nutrient source in animal feed, fisheries, and poultry industries for sustainable development. Poikelocercus pictus (PP) is an edible grasshopper that has a high percentage of crude protein; thus, we evaluated it as an alternative protein so...

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Main Authors: Mubashar Hussain, Farwa Hameed, Kiran Aftab, Riffat Iqbal, Neelam Arif, Moazama Batool, Razia Iqbal, Shahzad Toufeeq, Asad Syed, Abdallah M. Elgorban, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
Subjects:
RIR Chicks
Rhode Island Red
Insect-based protein
Grasshopper
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836472300085X

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