Insect diets : science and technology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Allen Carson (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Scope of Insect Diet Science and Technology
  • Diet Terminology and History of Insect Diet Science
  • Function of Insect Diet Components
  • What Makes a Diet Successful or Unsuccessful?
  • Chemistry and Physics of Insect Diets
  • Dealing with Changes
  • Insect Feeding Biology (Digestive System Anatomy and Ultrastructure, Physiology and Biochemistry of Digestion, Feeding Behavior, and Sensory Systems) and the Logic of Metabolic Systems
  • Insectary and Rearing System as a Context for Diets : Order and Complexity in Nature and in Diet-Based Rearing System
  • Nutritional Ecology and Its Links with Artificial Diets
  • How Artificial Diets Are Developed and Improved
  • Fundamentals of Process Control, Quality Control, and Problem Solving
  • Equipment Used for Processing Insect Diets : Small-, Medium-, and Large-Scale Applications
  • Microbes in the Diet Setting
  • Safety and Good Insectary Practices
  • Introduction to Texture, Consistency, and Rheology in Insect Diets
  • Future Prospects for Insect Diets : Introduction
  • Introduction to Analytical Procedures for Statistical Process Control of Diets.