Nasekomo. Introducing highly innovative technologies for feeding broilers and laying hens to improve their health and the quality of their products.

Insects are a natural food for birds. The subject of the project will be an insect species -Black Soldier Fly (BSF). Several facts make this type of insect suitable for production: (i) BSF is not dangerous to humans - the fly does not feed or transmit pathogens; (ii) BSF larvae increase its weight 10,000 times in 14-16 days; (iii) BSF larvae can consume any type of organic waste; (iv) BSF larvae have excellent nutritional parameters - protein-rich (~ 30-35% in live larvae and 50-55% in flour, fat (33% in live larvae and 8-14% in flour), minerals and vitamins, making them a valuable raw material; (v) BSF larvae as well as other insects have a rich spectrum of biologically active molecules that have antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity. Two of these issues that the project will look at are: 1. Increasing problems with antibiotic resistance due to the use of antibiotics in poultry farming. About 33,000 people in Europe die from antibiotic resistance (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016). At present, the production of antibiotics for animals is around 63,000 tonnes per year, with an estimated 67% increase in production (fao.org). Statistics in Bulgaria are disturbing - in the period 2010 -17. antibiotic use increased from 92.6 mg / kg to 155.3 mg / kg in 2016 (data from the European Surveillance for Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption report). 2. Lack of protein feed for animal feed. Currently, 80% of EU protein feed is imported from non-EU countries. The identification and industrial production of sustainable alternative sources of protein is an EU focus. Insects are a valuable source of protein (protein), and their industrial production in Bulgaria as an innovative element in poultry feeding will reduce the need for raw material imports, and will have an extremely positive effect on productivity and competitiveness. It will also have a positive impact on the environment, incl. water.

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