Growth and survival of reared Cambodian field crickets (Teleogryllus testaceus) fed weeds, agricultural and food industry by-products

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 285-292

  Miech, P ^a,b   Berggren, A ^a   Lindberg, J E ^a   Chhay, T ^b   Khieu, B ^b   Jansson, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CelAgrid   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cleome rutidosperma; Entomophagy; Feed conversion; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029746216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JIFF2016.0028     Document Type: Article

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