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dc.contributor.authorOloo, Jackline A.
dc.contributor.authorAyieko, Monica
dc.contributor.authorNyongesah, John Maina
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-18T10:19:35Z
dc.date.available2020-08-18T10:19:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-09
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.jooust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8819
dc.description.abstractThe quality of domesticated crickets depends on the choice of feed substrate that has a direct impact on the economic viability of the farming operation. This study assessed the popular local cricket feeds in the Lake Victoria region. Data were collected through individual interviews, focus group discussions, personal observations, and growth experiments. Kales, sweet potato leaves, ugali, and banana peels were the most preferred by the farmers. Crickets fed on kales and sweet potatoes had a significantly higher weight gain and maturity rate than those fed on ugali and banana peels (p < .05). Additionally, crickets fed on kales and sweet potatoes had higher (82.4% and 78.6%, respectively) crude proteins compared to those fed on ugali (57.9%) and banana peels (62.9%). Kales and sweet potatoes can serve as cheaper, alternative local feeds for cricket farming. Empowerment of farmers through subsidies or provision of loans can enhance local cricket feed production.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicalsen_US
dc.subjectCricketsen_US
dc.subjectFeedsen_US
dc.subjectFooden_US
dc.titleAcheta domesticus (Cricket) Feed Resources Among Smallholder Farmers in Lake Victoria Region of Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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