{"id":15493,"date":"2020-03-24T11:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T09:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=15493"},"modified":"2020-03-26T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T09:19:18","slug":"possible-use-of-termites-in-fish-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=15493","title":{"rendered":"Possible use of termites in fish feed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo and briefing credit: <\/strong>John Chiseba Mwamba (Zambia) Review: <\/strong>Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Historic use of\ntermites:<\/strong>\nThe long winged reproductive termite is edible and highly sought after as a\ndelicacy. Moreover, wild-caught termites have been used as a bait to attract\nfish and insectivorous birds. Natives of South East Africa consume queens of\ntermites as a delicious dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutritional merit of termites: <\/strong>The composite\nanalysis of termites showed a relatively high content of crude protein of about\n43 to 45% with an adequate profile of amino acids especially in its high lysine\ncontent which is an advantageous bearing in mind that lysine is limited in most\nplant protein sources. The significant high lipid content of termites (~30%) is\nalso advantageous whenever in energy supply and\/or in providing specific fatty\nacids. The overall nutritional merit of termites supports its use in fish feed\nin a partial replacement of fish meal that is usually the most expensive\ncomponent of fish feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present and potential use of termites in fish feed:<\/strong> During swarming,\nsignificant termite populations are wasted and could be utilized for fish feed\nproduction especially fish were observed to consume live termites when they\nfall into fish pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termite is used\nregularly as feed ingredient in fish farms in several Asian countries including\nCambodia, Thailand and Nepal.On experimental scale, the use of <\/strong>termite has been tested upon partial replacement of\nfish meal in the feed of \u201crambur – Macrotermes subhyalinus\u201d, \u201cmud catfish –\nHeterobranchus longifilis\u201d, \u201cFreshwater prawn \u2013 Macrobrachium rosenbergii), and\nmaybe others. The outcomes of most studies recommended replacement ratios in\nthe feed of tested species without affecting its productive performance.  The main objectives of the mentioned studies\nwere to explore practical means to reduce the feed cost through a partial\nreplacement of fish meal with a cheaper source of protein; termites.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo and briefing credit: John Chiseba Mwamba (Zambia) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Historic use of termites: The long winged reproductive termite is edible and highly sought after as a delicacy. Moreover, wild-caught termites have been used as a bait to attract fish and insectivorous birds. Natives of South East Africa … <\/p>\n

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