ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2022 57 “In Australia, a number of start-up businesses are contributing to the growing local insect-protein market, both for human consumption and in the animal feed sector.” Rabobank Australia Head of Innovation, Knowledge & Networks Nathalie Gibson said in line with consumer demand for alternative proteins, entrepreneurs in the local market were being identified through Rabobank’s FoodBytes! start-up innovation platform. “For example, Goterra, an Australian-based alumni of FoodBytes! by Rabobank, utilises bugs as animal feed, whilst simultaneously solving waste management issues, and we expect to see more local companies using insect protein to help mitigate waste and contribute to this progressive industry in the future.” She said the Australian market had so far focused on creating circular food systems through insect protein. “The main applications have utilised agricultural waste to feed insects that are then recycled back into feed for livestock – which has been the system adopted by Goterra,” Ms Gibson said. For further information see https://goterra.com. au/ and https://www.foodbytesworld.com/1” Amino acid Arginine Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Threonine Tryptophan Valine Reference Fish meal 63 20 37 65 69 26 33 39 9 45 Muller et al. (2017) Soybean meal 26 10 17 27 22 5 18 15 5 17 DiGiacomo and Leury (2019) When protein 21 22 58 102 96 19 33 72 21 58 DiGiacomo and Leury (2019) Soy concentrate 46 16 29 49 39 8 33 25 8 31 DiGiacomo and Leury (2019) 2013 FAO recommendation NA 16 30 61 48 23 41 25 6.6 40 Wang et al. (2021) BSF meal 62 48 48 77 74 6 62 45 NA 67 Muller et al. (2017) BSFL – black soldier fly larvae Values = means ± standard deviation Component Dry matter (g kg-1) Crude protein (g kg-1) Crude fat (g kg-1) Ash (g kg-1) Ca (mg g-1) P (mg g-1) Metabolizable energy (kcal kg-1) Nutrient composition 178 ± 0.35 559.9 ± 0.85 18.6 ± 0.24 8.1 ± 0.009 0.038 ± 0.005 0.079 ± 0.012 696.3426 ± 23.7
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