Improving the nutritional values of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae as an animal feed ingredient: a review  

作　　者：Linggawastu Syahrulawal Magnhild Oust Torske Rumakanta Sapkota Geir Næss Prabhat Khanal 

机构地区：[1]Animal Science,Production and Welfare Division,Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture,Nord University,Skolegata 22,Steinkjer 7713,Norway [2]Department of Environmental Science,Faculty of Technical Sciences,Aarhus University,Frederiksborgvej 399,Roskilde 4000,Denmark

出　　处：《Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology》2024年第1期35-52,共18页畜牧与生物技术杂志（英文版）

基　　金：supported by research grants from Regionalt Forskningsfond (RFF) Trondelag (In Feed;Project number: 309859),where Nord University is the project leading institution,and Gullimunn AS and Mære Landbruksskole are project partners;supported by the CEER project (Project number: 2021/10345) funded by the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (HK-dir) under the Norwegian Partnership Program for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART ) with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research (MER)。

摘　　要：Yellow mealworm larvae(YML;Tenebrio molitor) are considered as a valuable insect species for animal feed due to their high nutritional values and ability to grow under different substrates and rearing conditions. Advances in the understanding of entomophagy and animal nutrition over the past decades have propelled research areas toward testing multiple aspects of YML to exploit them better as animal feed sources. This review aims to summarize various approaches that could be exploited to maximize the nutritional values of YML as an animal feed ingredient. In addition, YML has the potential to be used as an antimicrobial or bioactive agent to improve animal health and immune function in production animals. The dynamics of the nutritional profile of YML can be influenced by multiple factors and should be taken into account when attempting to optimize the nutrient contents of YML as an animal feed ingredient. Specifically, the use of novel land-based and aquatic feeding resources, probiotics, and the exploitation of larval gut microbiomes as novel strategies can assist to maximize the nutritional potential of YML. Selection of relevant feed supplies, optimization of ambient conditions, the introduction of novel genetic selection procedures, and implementation of effective post-harvest processing may be required in the future to commercialize mealworm production. Furthermore, the use of appropriate agricultural practices and technological improvements within the mealworm production sector should be aimed at achieving both economic and environmental sustainability. The issues highlighted in this review could pave the way for future approaches to improve the nutritional value of YML.

关 键 词：Alternative protein source Feed application Nutritional value Yellow mealworm 

分 类 号：S816.15[农业科学—饲料科学]