NEWS 106 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2025 NRGene Canada signed its first commercial supply agreement for MaxBSF™ larvae, marking the company's transition from R&D to full-scale commercial operations in the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) industry. The agreement establishes NRGene Canada as the newest supplier of one-day-old MaxBSF™ larvae to Infinite Harvest Technologies Inc (IHT), a Canadian CleanTech company launching its innovative Bugs4Rent™ technology which uses BSFL to upcycle AgriFood waste into sustainable, high-value products for animal and soil nutrition. Under the partnership, IHT will scale their waste processing capacity, adding MaxBSF™ as its primary Canadian supplier by 2026, scaling from initial trial volumes that began in 2025. NRGene Canada describes MaxBSF™ as a novel, naturally bred strain developed by the company through the selective crossbreeding of multiple BSF lines sourced globally. The strain was created by identifying and combining progenies with distinct performance advantages for industrial-scale production—a process accelerated by NRGene's proprietary AI-driven genomics platform. Extensive trials across multiple commercial environments have demonstrated: • 50-150% faster growth compared to standard BSF lines, • 7-8-day production cycles versus the industry standard of 14 days, • Better adaptation to diverse feed mixes, • Improved feed conversion efficiency - producing more larval biomass per unit of feed. Read more>> NRGene Canada enters commercial Black Soldier Fly production Photo: NRGene Canada According to a new study carried out by the DogRisk research group at the University of Helsinki, a high-carbohydrate kibble diet and a low-carbohydrate raw meat-based diet have markedly different effects on dogs’ energy metabolism. In the study, 46 Staffordshire Bull Terriers were fed either kibble or a raw food diet for an average of 4.5 months. The kibble diet was rich in non-fiber carbohydrates, while the raw food diet was high in fat and contained no non-fiber carbohydrates. Researchers measured several biomarkers before and after the trial, including blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, ketone bodies, and bodyweight. Significant key findings of the study are: • Dogs on the kibble diet showed increased long-term blood sugar, blood lipids, and bodyweight. • Dogs on the raw food diet showed decreased blood sugar, blood lipids, and glucagon levels. • Both groups had increased ketone bodies, but levels were significantly higher in the raw food group, indicating a greater reliance on fat for energy. • The raw food group also showed a decrease in the triglyceride-glucose index, a marker of insulin resistance previously used only in human studies. “Interestingly, the kibble diet was associated with changes often linked to adverse metabolic health, while the raw food diet promoted metabolic responses generally considered favorable,” said Dr. Sarah Holm, DVM and PhD, the study’s lead researcher. Read more>> New study compares raw and kibble diets in dogs Photo: MostPhotos
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