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The use of mealworms in animal nutrition

Project goals

The main objective of the project is to include mealworms (Tenebrio molitor flour larvae) to feed ration of animals (broilers and laying hens) in the form of a particular feed mixture. Until end of the project (2021) the feed mixture for poultry with the proportion of mealworms will be tested and verified.

Keywords

mealwormsTenebrio molitorfeed mixturespoultry nutritionmicroorganisms

Public support

  • Provider

    Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

  • Programme

    Programme for funding of applied research ZETA

  • Call for proposals

    ZETA 2 (STA02018TJ020)

  • Main participants

    Mendelova univerzita v Brně / Agronomická fakulta

  • Contest type

    VS - Public tender

  • Contract ID

    TJ02000018 - Smlouva o poskytnutí podpory

Alternative language

  • Project name in Czech

    Využití moučných červů ve výživě zvířat

  • Annotation in Czech

    Hlavním cílem projektu je zařadit podíl produktů z moučných červů (larvy potemníka moučného Tenebrio molitor) do krmné dávky zvířat (brojlerů a nosnic) ve formě konkrétní krmné směsi. Do konce řešení projektu (2021) bude tedy dosaženo dostupné krmné směsi pro drůbež s podílem moučných červů.

Scientific branches

  • R&D category

    AP - Applied research

  • OECD FORD - main branch

    40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

  • OECD FORD - secondary branch

    40401 - Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology

  • OECD FORD - another secondary branch

    40202 - Pets

  • EI - Biotechnology and bionics
    GG - Zootechnics
    GH - Nutrition of farm animals

Completed project evaluation

  • Provider evaluation

    U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)

  • Project results evaluation

    The use of insects as feed is a trend and the targeting of the project on poultry is appropriate in connection with the market potential not only on the market in the Czech Republic. The Board of Opponents agreed that the objectives of the project and the results of the project were achieved in accordance with the Contract for the provision of support, therefore it can be stated that the project succeeded according to the assignment.

Solution timeline

  • Realization period - beginning

    Apr 1, 2019

  • Realization period - end

    Mar 31, 2021

  • Project status

    U - Finished project

  • Latest support payment

    Feb 28, 2021

Data delivery to CEP

  • Confidentiality

    C - Předmět řešení projektu podléhá obchodnímu tajemství (§ 504 Občanského zákoníku), ale název projektu, cíle projektu a u ukončeného nebo zastaveného projektu zhodnocení výsledku řešení projektu (údaje P03, P04, P15, P19, P29, PN8) dodané do CEP, jsou upraveny tak, aby byly zveřejnitelné.

  • Data delivery code

    CEP22-TA0-TJ-U

  • Data delivery date

    Jun 30, 2022

Finance

  • Total approved costs

    2,953 thou. CZK

  • Public financial support

    2,507 thou. CZK

  • Other public sources

    0 thou. CZK

  • Non public and foreign sources

    446 thou. CZK

Basic information

Recognised costs

2 953 CZK thou.

Public support

2 507 CZK thou.

84%


Provider

Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

OECD FORD

Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

Solution period

01. 04. 2019 - 31. 03. 2021