Poland: WEDA supplies feeding system for Europe’s largest insect breeding facility Fly larvae as an efficient source of protein for the animal feed of the future
WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH supplies the complete insect feeding system for the Polish feed producer HiProMine. The company from Robakowo near Poznan breeds insect-based proteins on an industrial scale using the black soldier fly. With WEDA’s new plant, 550 tonnes of substrate are produced and fed there every day. The technology creates a food chain in which the insect forms a bridge between plant waste and sustainable animal feed.
Feeding the growing world population
The use of the soldier fly as a feed insect can thus make an important contribution in the future to feeding the growing world population in a resource-saving way. Compared to other feedstuffs, insects
are the only source of protein for which the raw material can be utilised one hundred percent. Moreover, no waste is produced during the manufacture of animal proteins. On the contrary: during
their growth, the larvae feed exclusively on organic waste. The soldier fly Hermetia illucens is also characterised by extremely rapid development, with larvae fattening in about seven days.
Proven technologies of WEDA
“In addition, the end products are free of antibiotics and genetically modified organisms,” argues WEDA product manager Jens Feldhaus in favour of expanding the breeding method. In the insect
feeding systems of HiProMine, the proven technologies of WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp are used for this purpose.
Inexpensive, nutrient-rich and ecological protein source
Insect-based feeds are currently already approved for domestic animals, poultry, pigs and aquaculture. If the technology becomes established worldwide, insects have the potential to become an
inexpensive, nutrient-rich and ecological protein source for all animal feed. Prof. Dr. hab. Damian Jozefiak, one of the founders of HiProMine and professor at the Poznań University of Life Sciences,
is very satisfied with the prospects and the cooperation so far: “With WEDA, we have found exactly the right technology partner who offers us the production security we need for the sustainable development
of this business field,” he sums up.
Company Profile
For more than 80 years, the name of WEDA has been a byword for innovation and reliability. Founded as an enterprise for the manufacturing of wood gas generators, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp
GmbH with 150 members of staff at the Lutten head office, have meanwhile become a global market leader in the domain of liquid feeding.
In its function as a full-range provider for modern pig management apart from feeding technology and animal house equipment, WEDA also operates in the segments of ventilation technology and
liquid manure treatment. With its wide dealer network, the company is represented in more than 50 countries.
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Contact for information:
Thomas Wilkens
Marketing
Phone: +49 4441.8705.601
Email: t.wilkens@weda.de
