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The virtuous circle of nutrition
From animal well-being to human and planetary well-being: the holistic One Health model based on the understanding that human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are inextricably linked.
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Administration of live soldier fly larvae, degreased meal and soldier fly fat in the weaning, leaning and fattening stages of pigs.
Evaluate use of live larvae as enrichment at the weaning stage. Evaluate use of degrassed soldier fly meal in the feeding of leaning and fattening pigs
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Adult behavior as the next frontier for optimizing industrial production of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
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Evaluation of the use of frass as vine fertilizer for wine production
Goals:
Evaluation of frass (fly larvae rearing residue) as a fertilizer.
Evaluation of chitosan as an elicitor for grapevine plants.
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Agriculture according to Nicola Radice Fossati
When people talk about Radice Fossati, they are talking about three hundred years of farming in the heart of Lomellina, a land of rice in western Lombardy. Nicola is the representative of the current generation in charge and feels all the responsibility.
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Immune responses of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) bred on catering waste
The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), has great potential for bio-conversion and the ability to grow on different substrates.
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Effect of rearing diet on gene expression of antimicrobial peptides in Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Safeguarding the health status of insects in mass breeding makes it possible to obtain high-quality products and avoid serious economic losses due to entomopathogens.
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Trial of feeding hens with 15% and 30% inclusions of live soldier fly larvae
Integration of live soldier fly larvae into the diet of laying hens, aimed at evaluating its impact on rearing efficiency and overall health
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Mediterranean brown trout feeding trial (Salmo ghigii) with dried larvae and enriched with Genufeed enrichment.
Two diets were used for the experiment. One control diet was a commercial fish feed (EcoFish4, Veronesi, Italy) usually used as a feed for brown trout.
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WELFARE – Evaluation of Brambel’s laws applied to soldier fly larvae
Investigation of the main degrees of freedom following three research trials: food type, hunger, density.
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Assessment of compositional variability of larvae reared in Bioconverters
One of the main issues related to the chemical composition of larvae is the variation in their organoleptic profile due to the variability of plant by-products throughout the year.
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Stories
The virtuous circle of nutrition
From animal well-being to human and planetary well-being: the holistic One Health model based on the understanding that human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are inextricably linked.
BEF Biosystem on BBC Science Focus
Research and development
Administration of live soldier fly larvae, degreased meal and soldier fly fat in the weaning, leaning and fattening stages of pigs.
Evaluate use of live larvae as enrichment at the weaning stage. Evaluate use of degrassed soldier fly meal in the feeding of leaning and fattening pigs
Research and development
Adult behavior as the next frontier for optimizing industrial production of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
Research and development
Evaluation of the use of frass as vine fertilizer for wine production
Goals: Evaluation of frass (fly larvae rearing residue) as a fertilizer. Evaluation of chitosan as an elicitor for grapevine plants.
Stories
Agriculture according to Nicola Radice Fossati
When people talk about Radice Fossati, they are talking about three hundred years of farming in the heart of Lomellina, a land of rice in western Lombardy. Nicola is the representative of the current generation in charge and feels all the responsibility.
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