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Title Review: Pig-based bioconversion: the use of former food products to keep nutrients in the food chain
ID_Doc 10368
Authors Pinotti, L; Ferrari, L; Fumagalli, F; Luciano, A; Manoni, M; Mazzoleni, S; Govoni, C; Rulli, MC; Lin, P; Bee, G; Tretola, M
Title Review: Pig-based bioconversion: the use of former food products to keep nutrients in the food chain
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100918
Abstract The primary challenge of agriculture and livestock production is to face the growing competition between food, feed, fibre, and fuel, converting them from resource-intensive to resource-efficient. A circular economy approach, using agricultural by-products/co-products, in the livestock production system would allow to reduce, reuse, and redistribute the resources. Former food products (FFPs), also named ex-foods, could represent a valid option in strengthening resilience in animal nutrition. FFPs have a promising potential to be included regularly in animal diets due to their nutritive value, although their potential in animal nutrition remains understudied. A thorough investigation of the compositional and dietary features, thus, is essential to provide new and fundamental insights to effectively reuse FFPs as upgraded products for swine nutrition. Safety aspects, such as the microbial load or the presence of packaging remnants, should be considered with caution. Here, with a holistic approach, we review several aspects of FFPs and their use as feed ingredients: the nutritional and functional evaluation, the impact of the inclusion of FFPs in pigs' diet on growth performance and welfare, and further aspects related to safety and sustainability of FFPs. (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Animal Consortium. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Author Keywords Feed quality; Feed safety; Former foodstuffs; Sustainability; Swine
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001056410000008
WoS Category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science; Veterinary Sciences
Research Area Agriculture; Veterinary Sciences
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100918
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