Exploring the chemical safety of fly larvae as a source of protein for animal feed

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-16

  Charlton, A J ^a   Dickinson, M ^a   Wakefield, M E ^a   Fitches, E ^a   Kenis, M ^b   Han, R ^c   Zhu, F ^d   Kone, N ^e   Grant, M ^f   Devic, E ^g,h   Bruggeman, G ⁱ   Prior, R ^j   Smith, R ^j  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b CABI   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e IER   (Mali)

^f Grantbait   (United Kingdom)

^g Fish for Africa Ghana   (Ghana)

^h UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Nuscience   (Belgium)

^j Minerva   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Feed; Fly larvae; Hazards; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019302554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2014.0020     Document Type: Article

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