A5008235754- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Aquatic life and conservation
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
University of Messina
2025
University of Florence
2015-2024
University of Catania
2024
ORCID
2020
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Viterbo
2012
Comune di Venezia
1998
Ospedale Civile di Venezia
1998
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I
1990
Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (fish) and hydroponic cultivation plants. This review examines fish welfare in relation to rearing water quality, feed waste faeces develop a sustainable aquaponic system where co-cultured organisms, fish, bacteria biofilters plants, should be considered holistically all aquaponics operations. Water quality parameters are primary environmental consideration for optimizing production directly impacting welfare/health issues plant needs. In systems,...
The aim of this research was to study the effect insect meal from larvae ( [TML]) as complete replacement soybean (SBM) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass meat traits broilers. A total eighty 30-d-old male Shaver brown broilers were homogenously divided into 2 groups (each consisting 8 replicates 5 birds). Up 62 d age, fed isoproteic isoenergetic diets differing for ingredient used main protein source: control group a corn-SBM-based diet, whereas in TML group, SBM...
This paper reviews current knowledge on two feedstuffs, that is, insect meal and fish by-products, as alternatives to conventional animal protein sources. After an introductory part highlights the need for sustainable development of production, alternative sources are discussed. In particular, after providing some indications their production supply focussing EU, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis was performed identify key factors could help or impair both...
The aim of the research was to study effects an insect meal from Hermetia illucens larvae (HILM) as complete replacement soybean (SBM) on productive performance and blood profiles laying hens, 24 45 wk age. A total 108 24-week-old Lohmann Brown Classic hens equally divided into 2 groups (54 hens/group, 9 replicates 6 hens/group). From age, were fed different isoproteic isoenergetic diets: control group a corn-soybean based diet, while in HILM completely replaced by meal. Feed intake, number...
Abstract With the growing demand of consumers for high‐quality aquatic products, controlling harvest quality farmed fish is becoming increasingly important in aquaculture industry. The texture a sensory property that covers group attributes, such as firmness, tenderness, chewiness, adhesiveness, resilience, etc., which greatly determine consumers' perception and satisfaction flesh products. Regarding quality, extensive research has been conducted recent decades based on its related theories,...
Juvenile gilthead sea bream (initial body weight ca. 100 g) were reared in an indoor flow through marine water system for 1 year. Fish fed two isoenergetic [19.2 kJ g−1 dry matter (DM)] and isoproteic (426 g kg−1 DM) diets either based on fish meal (diet FM) or a mixture of plant protein sources PP), replacing 75% protein. The growth trial was conducted duplicate, tanks each dietary treatment. Growth performance feed utilization registered. Fillet quality parameters evaluated sensory...
This study investigated the effects of dietary inclusion levels full-fat Hermetia illucens prepupae meal (H) on growth and gastrointestinal integrity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). A 98-day was conducted using triplicate groups (initial body weight, 137 ± 10.5 g) kept 1-m3 tanks a flow-through well water system. Three treatments were prepared: one based fishmeal purified protein-rich vegetable ingredients (H0), two experimental diets including graded H (25% 50%, referred to as H25...
Soya bean is the main protein source in poultry feed but rising prices make an alternative necessary. Insects, such as black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), may be attractive solution for hens, although little information available on their effect egg quality. The present study aims to fill this gap by testing of 100% replacement soya with H. illucens larva meal diet Lohmann Brown Classic laying hens 21 weeks. At end trial, eggs were characterized parameters weight, colour, proximate...
Abstract BACKGROUND Diet implementation with insect meal has aroused increased attention in aquaculture considering the advantages of this new protein source. The effect Hermetia illucens ( HI ) inclusion diets on rainbow trout physical–chemical and sensory properties was evaluated. Three were prepared: HI0 , HI25 HI50 0, 25 50% replacing fish meal, respectively. Fillet profiles described by descriptive analysis temporal dominance sensation methods. Cooking loss, Warner–Bratzler shear force,...
Intensive fish farming relies on the use of feeds based meal and oil as optimal ingredients; however, further development aquaculture sector needs new, nutritious sustainable ingredients. According to concept circular economy, insects represent good candidates aquafeed ingredients since they can be cultured through environmental-friendly, cost-effective processes, by-products/wastes, many studies have recently been published about their inclusion in feed. However, information physiological...
Abstract BACKGROUND The aquafeed sector has been replacing conventional dietary ingredients with more economic and eco‐friendly ingredients. Insects embody a promising alternative as result of being highly nutritious showing traits leading to circular bioeconomy. Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) at the sea‐water stage were fed diets partial or complete substitution fishmeal meal Hermetia illucens larvae reared on media containing Ascophyllum nodosum mixed organic wastes (60:40). present...
The expected future demand for highly nutrient animal food products will push the production system to search new sources of high-quality protein feedstuffs. In this scenario, economic and environmental issues have be considered while reducing competition with plant-based human chains. Legume grains some oilseed cakes, by-products from oil industry, are main ruminants terrestrial monogastrics such as pigs poultry. Their relevant role hold in next decades, but it is necessary increase...
Sustainability of aquaculture is tied to the origin feed ingredients. In search sustainable fish meal-free formulations for rainbow trout, we evaluated effect Hermetia illucens meal (H) and poultry by-product (P), singly (10, 30, 60% either H or P) in combination (10% + 50% P, H10P50), as partial replacement vegetable protein (VM) on gut microbiota (GM), inflammatory, immune biomarkers. Fish fed mixture H10P50 had best growth performance. H, especially partially restored α-diversity that was...
In the present study, an organic substrate (coffee silverskin) enriched with spirulina (Arthrospira platensis; 15% w/w), as a source of lipids and bioactive molecules, was used to rear black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) prepupae. Three grossly isonitrogenous, isoproteic, isolipidic isoenergetic experimental diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) juveniles were then produced: control diet (HM0) mostly including fish meal oil, two other test named HM3 HM20, in which 3 or 20% marine...
Due to minimal environmental impact, compared most conventional feed commodities, insects deserve a growing attention as candidate ingredients for aquafeeds. This study tested, the first time during zebrafish larval rearing, effects of an increasing replacement (0%–25%–50%) fish meal by black soldier fly (BSF) full-fat prepupae meal. All diets were formulated be isonitrogenous and isolipidic. A multidisciplinary approach, including biometrics, histology, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry,...