Nutrient Content of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor L.) and The Utilization Possibilities in Poultry Nutrition

Year 2017, Volume:6 ICAFOF Special Issue, 226 - 232, 21.12.2017

Süleyman Çalışlar

https://doi.org/10.17100/nevbiltek.334157

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Poultry
require high amounts of protein, amino acids and energy for feather
development, meat and egg production. Herbal nutritional feeds have lower amino
acid content, protein qualities and mineral levels. Therefore, corn and soybean
meal used in feeds are sometimes not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs
of poultry. In such cases, more expensive products like fish meal are used.
However, there are feed sources that have comparable levels of nutrients to
products such as fish meal, yeast and malt. Mealworms, earth worms,
grasshoppers and houseflies are only some of the sources that can be evaluated
for the feeding of poultry. One of the important insects with potential for use
as a feed source instead of corn, soybean meal and fish meal in poultry rations
is mealworm. Easy to breed and feding Tenebrio
molitor L. (TM) is rich in protein, fat, energy, fatty acids and can be
used successfully in poultry feeding. However, EU legislation, difficulties in
production and high cost of production limit the use of mealworm in the feeding
of poultry. In this review study, the utilization possibilities of mealworm in
organic poultry feeding were examined.

Keywords

Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.), Poultry, Alternative feed, Organic feeding

Un Kurdu Böceğinin Besin İçeriği ve Kanatlı Hayvan Beslemede Kullanım İmkânları

Abstract

Kümes kanatlı
hayvanları, tüy gelişimi, et ve yumurta üretimi için yüksek miktarda protein,
aminoasit ve enerjiye gereksinim duyarlar. Bitkisel menşeyli yemlerin amino
asit içerikleri, protein kaliteleri ve mineral miktarları daha düşüktür. Bu
nedenle yemlerde kullanılan mısır ve soya küspesi (SK) bazen kanatlı
hayvanların besin ihtiyaçlarını karşılamada yeterli olmaz. Böyle durumlarda
daha pahalı olan balık unu gibi ürünler kullanılır. Hâlbuki balık unu, maya ve
malt gibi ürünlerle kıyaslanabilir düzeyde besin içeriğine sahip olan yem
kaynakları mevcuttur. Un kurtları, çekirgeler, solucanlar ve karasinekler
kanatlı hayvanların beslenmesinde değerlendirilebilecek kaynaklardan sadece
bazılarıdır.  Kanatlı hayvan
rasyonlarında mısır, SK ve balık unu yerine bir yem kaynağı olarak kullanım
potansiyeli olan önemli böceklerden birisi de un kurdudur. Kolay üreyen ve
beslenen un kurdunun (Tenebrio molitor
L.) protein, yağ, enerji, yağ asitleri bakımından zengin olduğu ve kanatlı
hayvan beslemede başarıyla kullanılabileceği belirtilmektedir. Bununla birlikte
AB mevzuatı, üretimindeki zorluklar ve üretim maliyetinin yüksek olması gibi
hususlar, kanatlı hayvanların beslenmesinde un kurdunun kullanımını
sınırlandırmaktadır. Bu derleme çalışmada, un kurdunun organik kanatlı hayvan
beslemede kullanım imkânları incelenmiştir.

Keywords

Un kurdu (Tenebrio molitor L.), Kanatlı hayvan, Alternatif yem, Organik besleme

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