@article{MAKHILLRJANS202115327747,
    title = {Effects of Organic Substrates on Development and Survival of <i>Blattela germanica</i> for Food
and Feed in Kenya},
    journal = {Research Journal of Animal Sciences},
    volume = {15},
    number = {3},
    pages = {15-19},
    year = {2021},
    issn = {1993-5269},
    doi = {rjnasci.2021.15.19},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1993-5269&doi=rjnasci.2021.15.19},
    author = {V.M.,R.O.,C.C. and},
    keywords = {German cockroach,feed intake,growth rate,treatment},
    abstract = {Entomophagy has gained ground as a novel
solution to food and nutrition insecurity especially in subtropical
and tropical countries. Edible insects such as
cockroaches have potential to mitigate nutritional
deficiencies, alleviate erratic supply of protein in feeds
and also be reared on locally available organic substrates.
This study investigated growth performance and survival
of <i>Blattella germanica</i> reared on locally available organic
matter substrates as treatments-spent brewers grain
(Treatment A), Treatment B consisting (40%: wheat bran:
40% spent brewers grain: 20 % <i>Caridina nilotica</i>), wheat
bran (Treatment C) and <i>C. nilotica</i> (Treatment D) and in
a Completely Randomised Design (CRD). Each treatment
was replicated four times, while in each replicate 20-30
nymphs were reared for forty-two days. Feed intake for all
the treatments was not significantly different but there
was significant difference in mature weight, average daily
weight gain, live weight and survival during the 42 days
of rearing period. The highest mature weight, overall
performance index, survival was 90.25 mg, 197.35, 96%
recorded in treatment B. Based on this findings, a single
feed as used in this study was inferior to the
composite(treatment) in all parameters of growth
performance and survival thus it could be suitable
substrate for mass production of <i>B. germanica</i> for feed
and food.}
    }