The use of insect meal as a a sustainable feeding alternative in aquaculture: Current situation, Spanish consumers’ perceptions and willingness to pay
The growth of aquaculture and the increasing demand of farmed fish have led to a rise in the price of fishmeal and fish oil used in fish feeding during the last years. The experimental use of insect meal as a sustainable alternative to fish meal has recently grown. Insects are easy to rear, have a s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/133328 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/133328 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.012 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Consumers Insects meal Fishmeal Aquaculture Discrete choice experiment Willingness to payPerceptions Agrotech Consumidors -- Actituds Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Pesca::Aqüicultura |
| Sumario: | The growth of aquaculture and the increasing demand of farmed fish have led to a rise in the price of fishmeal and fish oil used in fish feeding during the last years. The experimental use of insect meal as a sustainable alternative to fish meal has recently grown. Insects are easy to rear, have a small ecological impact and have high protein content |
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