Insects as Feed in Aquaculture
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 3915
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fish nutrition; fish metabolism; insect as protein source; insect meal pretreatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, due to their sustainability, insects and their derivatives are increasingly being used in aquaculture as feed, nutrition, supplements, ingredients, or other purposes.
This Special Issue focuses on the wide range of utilization of insects in aquaculture. Original research papers, as well as high-quality review papers that are investigating trending topics in this area, are welcome.
This Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Insect meal as a protein source and its effect on the immunological or digestive systems;
- The use of chitin or chitosan in aquaculture;
- Different pretreatment methods and general improvement of insect meal;
- Insect and fish welfare, etc.
We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Maria José Sánchez-Muros
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainability
- aquaculture
- insects
- fish
- insect meal
- chitin
- chitosan
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