A FARINHA DE MINHOCA E SUAS PROPRIEDADES FUNCIONAIS NA ALIMENTAÇÃO ANIMAL: UMA REVISÃO NARRATIVA

Abstract

The study evaluated the effect of including earthworm meal to replace traditionally used foods, such as corn and soybeans in the nutrition of commercial lineage birds and fish meal in the nutrition of tilapia. In order to analyze what are the functional properties in the use of earthworm meal in the nutritional diet of these animals and whether there are negative factors in its use. As for the method, it was a review of narrative literature. For data analysis, selected articles were used on LILACS platforms (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences), which is part of the VHL (Virtual Health Library) and brings materials from other databases , such as Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online) and VETINDEX (Brazilian Journals in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics). Articles available in full online were selected, crossing the descriptors "worm meal" "animal nutrition" "functional properties" "negative factors" "composting". The period defined for the selection of materials was based on ten years, that is, from 2010 to 2020, in order to review the most recent studies on the subject. 104 publications were identified and included according to the criteria adopted in this study. After reading the results, it was found that only 36 articles were of interest to the proposed object of study. In the results obtained, within an agroecologically based animal production it was evidenced that there is a greater probability of benefit in using earthworm meal as a protein source of greater profitability for all segments, whether for the producer in the replacement of fishmeal, corn and soy bran, for the environment, in soil conservation and for the final consumer, who will have an organic product with a lower pesticide content and with the guarantee of certification of the location and the way the animal was cultivated before being consumed.

Keywords: feed, agroecological, compost, poultry, fish.