Researcher eyes insects as livestock feed source

A Duke University fellow, Philip Taylor, is experimenting with the black soldier fly as an alternative to fishmeal or soybeans to provide protein in livestock feed, reports Earth Island Journal, describing Taylor’s efforts to find the ideal artificial light to encourage flies to reproduce. “He focused on animal feed rather than edible insects because Americans’ love… » Read More

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