Insect Diets
eBook - ePub

Insect Diets

Science and Technology, Second Edition

  1. 473 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Insect Diets

Science and Technology, Second Edition

About this book

Dr. Allen Carson Cohen's new edition of Insect Diets: Science and Technology continues to provide a current, integrated review of the field of insect diets. It reaffirms and expands upon the belief that the science of diet development and the technology of diet application in rearing programs require formal foundations and guidelines. Cohen argues

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781040177259
Edition
0
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface to the Second Edition
  7. Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
  8. Preface to the First Edition
  9. Acknowledgments to the First Edition
  10. Author
  11. About the Contributors
  12. Humane Treatment of Organisms Statement
  13. Chapter 1: Scope of Insect Diet Science and Technology
  14. Chapter 2: Diet Terminology and History of Insect Diet Science
  15. Chapter 3: Function of Insect Diet Components
  16. Chapter 4: What Makes a Diet Successful or Unsuccessful?
  17. Chapter 5: Chemistry and Physics of Insect Diets
  18. Chapter 6: Dealing with Changes
  19. Chapter 7 : Insect Feeding Biology (Digestive System Anatomy and Ultrastructure, Physiology and Biochemistry of Digestion, Feeding Behavior, and Sensory Systems) and the Logic of Metabolic Systems
  20. Chapter 8: Insectary and Rearing System as a Context for Diets
  21. Chapter 9: Nutritional Ecology and Its Links with Artificial Diets
  22. Chapter 10: How Artificial Diets Are Developed and Improved
  23. Chapter 11: Fundamentals of Process Control, Quality Control, and Problem Solving
  24. Chapter 12: Equipment Used for Processing Insect Diets
  25. Chapter 13: Microbes in the Diet Setting
  26. Chapter 14: Safety and Good Insectary Practices
  27. Chapter 15: Introduction to Texture, Consistency, and Rheology in Insect Diets
  28. Chapter 16: Future Prospects for Insect Diets
  29. Chapter 17: Introduction to Analytical Procedures for Statistical Process Control of Diets
  30. Appendix A: Glossary of Diet and Diet-Related Terms
  31. Appendix B: Historical Landmarks in Insect Diets and Events That Set the Stage for Diet Advancements, History of Artificial Diets for Insects, and Events of Significance to Diet-Related Insect Rearing
  32. Appendix C: Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures Commonly Used in Insect Diets
  33. Appendix D: Process Control of Environmental Parameters
  34. Appendix E: Explanations of Accuracy and Precision in Measuring Diet Components
  35. Appendix F: Bioassays in Diet Development, Quality Control, and Testing Effects of Additives
  36. References
  37. Index