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  1. 1. Insekter till middag! : är Sverige redo för en ny matkultur?

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Nikolina Ström; [2022]
    Keywords : Insekter; Livsmedel; Hållbarhet; Matkultur; Entomofagi;

    Abstract : Är Sverige redo för en ny era i sin matkultur? Vi har gjort det förut och vi kan göra det igen! Entomofagi! Äta insekter? Svensk matkultur har ändrats mycket genom tiden och förändras fortfarande, kommer insekter kunna bli ett populärt alternativ på marknaden tro? Förr åt vi varken pasta, pizza, falafel eller sushi. Det har vi delvis medlemskapet i EU att tacka för, då det medförde bland annat frihandelsavtal inom EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hur gruppstorlek påverkar tillväxt hos hussyrsan (Acheta domesticus)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Hedda Björk Ericsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Acheta domesticus; grupp-effekt; hussyrsa; tillväxthastighet; individstorlek;

    Abstract : Ökad tillväxthastighet har observerats bland insekter som hålls i grupp. Begreppet för fenomenet är grupp-effekt (group effect), vilket beskrevs 1958 av Rémy Chauvin. Det finns olika förklaringar till varför tillväxten ökar, men det är osäkert vad den bakomliggande mekanismen är. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainable and cost-efficient feed ingredients for optimum breeding of house crickets (Acheta domesticus) for human consumption in Thailand

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Lina von Hackewitz; [2020]
    Keywords : acheta domesticus; house cricket; farming; feed; feed alternatives; chicken feed; growth; by-product;

    Abstract : The world population is expected to increase over the next 30 years. The global food production system is under pressure to keep up with the growing demand . In the last years, increased attention has been paid to use livestock with lower environmental impact, like the house cricket Acheta domesticus. READ MORE

  5. 4. Behavioural study of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) : individual boldness and personality

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : John-Christophe Hessler Frelinckx; [2019]
    Keywords : house crickets; Acheta domesticus; boldness; behavioural traits; personality in insects;

    Abstract : The study of personality in species can be used to better understand the dynamics of a population. Personality is however a wide concept and is often divided into easier and identifiable terms when it concerns animalia such as “Behavioural traits”. One such trait is boldness which is often used as a distinguishable trait. READ MORE

  6. 5. Feeding the 45 million : substituting soybean protein with insect protein within EU poultry and egg production

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Douglas Hunter; [2019]
    Keywords : insects; insect production; livestock feed; entomophagy; land use; futures research; food security; energy security; black soldier fly; mealworm; house cricket; sustainable development;

    Abstract : A global population increasing both in number and in resource consumption per capita has resulted in food, livestock feed and energy crop demands that are increasingly difficult to meet on rapidly degrading soils within a diminishing available area of arable land. With further expansion of agricultural land infeasible and yield increases through further intensification insufficient to meet the scale of predicted crop demand, the use of insects as an animal feed has gained traction as a method of not only reducing competition for arable land, but also some of the detrimental environmental consequences of livestock and conventional feed production. READ MORE