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Worm meal: a potential source of alternative protein in poultry feed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2016

S. KHAN ,
S. NAZ ,
A. SULTAN ,
I.A. ALHIDARY ,
M.M. ABDELRAHMAN ,
R.U. KHAN ,
N.A. KHAN ,
M.A. KHAN  and
S. AHMAD
S. KHAN
Affiliation:
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
S. NAZ*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
A. SULTAN
Affiliation:
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
I.A. ALHIDARY
Affiliation:
Department of Animal production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box 2460 Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
M.M. ABDELRAHMAN
Affiliation:
Department of Animal production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box 2460 Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
R.U. KHAN
Affiliation:
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan Department of Animal production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box 2460 Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
N.A. KHAN
Affiliation:
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
M.A. KHAN
Affiliation:
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
S. AHMAD
Affiliation:
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
*
Corresponding author: drshabananaz@gcuf.edu.pk
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Abstract

Protein is the main limiting factor and the second most expensive feed component of poultry ration after energy. In many developing countries, poultry feed prices are consistently increasing because of the dependency on imported soybean meal. In order to decrease the dependency of the poultry feed sector on soybean meal it is necessary to find sustainable alternative protein sources. This review summarises recent findings on the nutritive value of maggot meal, earth worm meal, meal worms and silkworm meal and discusses their potential as an alternative protein source for poultry feed sector.

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alternative proteinearth wormmaggotmealwormsilkwormsoybeanpoultry

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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 93 - 102
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2016 

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