Produção de ração para alimentação animal a partir do inseto da espécie Nauphoeta cinerea

Abstract

The present study was justified due to the need to show that a feed obtained from cockroaches, in addition to allowing a lower cost than other feed, also uses an animal that reproduces quickly and its food, in addition to being affordable in terms of cost, it also does not need pesticides for them to develop and multiply. With regard to the general objective, it was configured in the process of production of feed using as a source of protein cockroaches of the genus Nauphoeta cinerea and the flow of materials used in the factory. As for the specific ones, follow the growth of cockroaches in the laboratory using organic residue in their food; present the steps of formulating the feed from cockroaches of the species Nauphoeta cinerea; calculate the cost of bran from cockroaches and test the use of cockroach meal in animal feeding aid. The methodology used was a qualitative and quantitative approach; with exploratory research, characterized as an explanatory research with an extension of the descriptive technique. In this way, it was observed that the production of feed with Nauphoeta cinerea cockroach flour becomes plausible, since its production is considered at least reasonable given its low production cost and its effectiveness in weight gain in the application in chicks and also without the need for specific workers for its production, thus occurring low cost, in addition, its use goes beyond the barriers for feeding broilers and layers, going to fish farming and domestic animals. It was also found that the breeding of insects is a sustainable activity. Since people are likely to buy products that focus on this issue of the environment involving sustainable means, whose consumers show that they are willing to support and focus on this reduction of environmental and social impact.