DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-994-5-0298

INSECTS A NEW SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS IN DOG NUTRITION – A REVIEW

ELA TARIŠKOVÁ¹, BRANISLAV GÁLIK¹, MILAN ŠIMKO¹, MIROSLAV JURÁČEK¹, ONDREJ HANUŠOVSKݹ, ZUZANA SCHUBERTOVÁ¹, MÁRIA KAPUSNIAKOVÁ¹, MATÚŠ DŽIMA¹, ŠTEFÁNIA BUSCHBACHER¹, STANISLAVA DROTÁROVÁ¹, ANDREJ DUCHOŇ¹, VIERA MADAJOVÁ¹, MICHAL ROLINEC¹

Cynologists try to breed their dogs as best as possible within their economic and time possibilities. The dog needs regular exercise, training, treatment, proper nutrition, which will not cause damage to its health. When formulating an appropriate feeding ration, it is necessary to know the needs of the dog, which vary depending on age, breed, workload and breeding conditions. The market offers a wide range of dog food: dried feed mixture, canned food, and BARF. With complete feeds, the nutrients are balanced according to the needs of the category, size, use, or the health status of the dog. Feeds containing insects have a great potential due to the following attributes: a) insecs have a high protein content, b) high levels of lipids, c) vitamins and minerals. These nutrients vary widely depending on the insect species, stage of development, sex and other factors. Insects are rich in elements such as calcium, potassium, manganese, sodium, iron, copper, zinc and phosphorus, probably due to their food sources. Insects for dog consumption have a big potential to increase its importance as source of nutrients and as a sustainable and efficient feed source. Basically, insects are a natural food for dogs. Dogs often eat flies, bugs, wasps or even bees as part of a play or as an expression of their hunting instinct. The aim of this article was to get acquainted with possible insect sources and their nutritional composition in dog nutrition.

Klíčová slova: dog; feed; insects; nutrients

stránky: 298-317, online: 2024