A bio-economic model for estimating economic values of important production traits in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Roos Marina Zaalberg; Hanne Marie Nielsen; Natasja Krog  Noer; Toke Munk  Schou; Kim Jensen; Sarah Thormose; Morten  Kargo; Margot Slagboom

A bio-economic model for estimating economic values of important production traits in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Roos Marina Zaalberg^*, Hanne Marie Nielsen, Natasja Krog Noer, Toke Munk Schou, Kim Jensen, Sarah Thormose, Morten Kargo, Margot Slagboom

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Abstract

Insects are a promising source of sustainable high-quality protein for feed and food. The production of insects could be optimized by using selective breeding tools, such as a breeding goal to select the best parents. A breeding goal is a collection of traits, where each trait is weighted with a so-called economic value (EV). This study is the first to investigate the EV of important production traits in an insect species, namely, the black soldier fly (BSF). We used a bio-economic model to estimate EV for larval mass on day 15, feed intake, growth rate, dry mass-, protein- and fat content, development time, eggs per fly, egg hatching rate, and larval mortality. The EV of a trait was the increase in profit when the trait value was increased by 10%, while the other traits were unchanged. The
results revealed that the traits with the highest EV were those related to composition (dry mass and protein). The lowest EV were for traits related to reproduction and development time. Before we can implement a breeding goal
in a BSF breeding program, we need to learn more about the genetic parameters of the most relevant production traits. In conclusion, the EV presented in this study are the first step in the development of a more sophisticated insect breeding program.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
Number of pages	1
Place of publication	Rom
Publisher	EAAP
Publication date	2024
Pages	633-633
ISBN (Print)	979-12-210-6769-9
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	75th EAAP Annual Meeting - Florence, Italy Duration: 1 Sept 2024 → 5 Sept 2024 Conference number: 75 https://eaap2024.org/

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Conference	75th EAAP Annual Meeting
Number	75
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	01/09/2024 → 05/09/2024
Internet address	https://eaap2024.org/

Series	EAAP Book of Abstracts
Number	34
ISSN	1382-6077

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Zaalberg, R. M., Nielsen, H. M., Noer, N. K., Schou, T. M., Jensen, K., Thormose, S., Kargo, M., & Slagboom, M. (2024). A bio-economic model for estimating economic values of important production traits in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). In Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (pp. 633-633). EAAP. https://docs.eaap.org/boa/2024_Florence_EAAP_Book_Abstracts.pdf

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A bio-economic model for estimating economic values of important production traits in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). / Zaalberg, Roos Marina ; Nielsen, Hanne Marie; Noer, Natasja Krog et al.
Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Rom: EAAP, 2024. p. 633-633 (EAAP Book of Abstracts; No. 34).

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