Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds
Fishmeal is an important source of high quality protein in aquaculture, but concerns about its cost and sustainability are making it a less attractive feed material. Replacing fishmeal with plant proteins can impact on the nutritional quality of farmed salmon. In theory insect meals could be substit...
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ftsrucpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/42eea36d-e981-4675-a946-4a680401f009 2024-06-09T07:44:49+00:00 Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds Popoff, M MacLeod, M Leschen, W 2017-05-17 application/pdf https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/42eea36d-e981-4675-a946-4a680401f009 https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0032 https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/ws/files/15261102/14686.pdf eng eng https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/42eea36d-e981-4675-a946-4a680401f009 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Popoff , M , MacLeod , M & Leschen , W 2017 , ' Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds ' , Journal of Insects as Food and Feed , vol. 3 , no. 2 , pp. 131 - 138 . https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0032 Aquaculture Atlantic salmon Consumer research Insect-meal Scotland article 2017 ftsrucpubl https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0032 2024-05-16T14:28:29Z Fishmeal is an important source of high quality protein in aquaculture, but concerns about its cost and sustainability are making it a less attractive feed material. Replacing fishmeal with plant proteins can impact on the nutritional quality of farmed salmon. In theory insect meals could be substituted for fishmeal without affecting the quality of the fish produced. They could also provide a way of adding value to the bio-wastes used to rear the insects. However little is known about consumer or producer attitudes towards the use of insect meals. This paper reports findings of a survey of consumer attitudes in the UK, towards the incorporation of cultured insect larvae (maggots) - derived feed materials into commercial formulated fish feeds for the Scottish Salmon farming sector. It also investigates the attitudes of other stakeholders (salmon farmers, feed producers and fish retailers) via semi-structured interviews. Consumer attitudes towards the use of insect meal were found to be favourable (only 10% were opposed to the inclusion of insect meal in salmon feed n=180), with vegetable waste being the preferred waste stream for rearing insects. The interviews suggest that feed and salmon producers are in principle open to the use of insect meals, provided the feeds are proven to be safe and reliable. However producing insect meal in sufficient quantity, quality and at a price that is competitive with existing feed materials will be challenging. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon SRUC (Scotland's Rural College): Research Portal Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 3 2 131 138 |
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Fishmeal is an important source of high quality protein in aquaculture, but concerns about its cost and sustainability are making it a less attractive feed material. Replacing fishmeal with plant proteins can impact on the nutritional quality of farmed salmon. In theory insect meals could be substituted for fishmeal without affecting the quality of the fish produced. They could also provide a way of adding value to the bio-wastes used to rear the insects. However little is known about consumer or producer attitudes towards the use of insect meals. This paper reports findings of a survey of consumer attitudes in the UK, towards the incorporation of cultured insect larvae (maggots) - derived feed materials into commercial formulated fish feeds for the Scottish Salmon farming sector. It also investigates the attitudes of other stakeholders (salmon farmers, feed producers and fish retailers) via semi-structured interviews. Consumer attitudes towards the use of insect meal were found to be favourable (only 10% were opposed to the inclusion of insect meal in salmon feed n=180), with vegetable waste being the preferred waste stream for rearing insects. The interviews suggest that feed and salmon producers are in principle open to the use of insect meals, provided the feeds are proven to be safe and reliable. However producing insect meal in sufficient quantity, quality and at a price that is competitive with existing feed materials will be challenging. |
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Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds |
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Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds |
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Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds |
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Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds |
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Popoff , M , MacLeod , M & Leschen , W 2017 , ' Attitudes towards the use of insect-derived materials in Scottish salmon feeds ' , Journal of Insects as Food and Feed , vol. 3 , no. 2 , pp. 131 - 138 . https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0032 |
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