Nutritional composition of adult African winged termite and bonga shad

<p>Cheap sources of protein and essential amino acids are among the major concern in aquaculture due to the unbearable cost of fishmeal. There is current research effort&nbsp;on use of insect meal as dietary substitute for fish meal in&nbsp; animal nutrition. As first step for a successful trial, knowledge of the nutritional composition of the experimental insect is important. It was observed that bonga shad showed&nbsp;higher levels of crude protein and ash while African winged termite was higher in crude lipid and dry matter.&nbsp;There was similarity in the levels of essential amino acids in both animals. However,&nbsp;there were considerable differences in the level of fatty acids of the two experimental animals in favour of the insect.</p>