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INSECT BOOSTER
Nutrient Enhanced Insect Food
INSECT BOOSTER
is a complete diet for insects fed to captive reptiles, animals and
birds. Nutrients are incorporated into the insects' body tissue to
improve their nutritional value.
About Feeding Insects
Insectivorous species
kept in captivity usually lack the diversity and quality of a natural
diet in the wild. Feeder insects are often maintained on nutrient-poor
substrates (eg bran), which can lead to dietary deficiencies. Insects
have no skeletal structure and are therefore a poor source of calcium.
Improving Insect Nutrition
By maintaining the live
feeder insects on Insect Booster, the nutritional value of the captive
diet is significantly enhanced. This provides a means of supplying
essential amino acids, essential fatty acids (omega 3 & 6), vitamins,
minerals and colour-enhancing carotenoids. Supplying nutritionally
improved feeder insects maintained on Insect Booster is more effective
than simply “gut-loading” insects raised on inadequate diets. The table
below shows the results of clinical trials after feeding Insect Booster
for 14 days.
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Crickets & Cockroaches |
Mealworms |
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|
Control Diet |
Insect Booster |
Control Diet |
Insect Booster |
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Calcium
(g/kg) |
1.8 |
11.8 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
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Cal/Phos ratio
|
0.36 |
2.31 |
0.03 |
1.11 |
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Vitamin A
(mg/kg) |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.02 |
|
Vitamin E
(mg/kg) |
9.1 |
44.8 |
1.5 |
15.6 |
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Carotenoids
(mg/kg) |
3.6 |
16.1 |
0.14 |
0.38 |
Calcium levels and
calcium to phosphorus ratio were significantly improved. This is a more
effective method of supplying calcium than dusting insects with calcium
powder. The levels of other minerals, vitamins and colour-enhancing
carotenoids were also significantly improved.
Directions for Use
For best results, supply
insect booster to the feeder insects for at least 14 days prior to
feeding animals. Moisture should always be available to insects and can
be supplied as a piece of wet sponge, fruit or vegetable.
Adult Insects
(crickets & woodies):
Supply Insect Booster as
a dry powder in a shallow bowl or plate. Insect Booster is a complete
diet and does not require other foods to be added.
Juvenile Insects
(mealworms & fly pupae):
Make a 50:50
mixture of Insect Booster with bran and supply as the substrate in which
the pupae live.
Ingredients:
Pollard, whey & soy proteins,
methionine, vegetable oils, omega-3 & omega-6 fatty acids, vitamins,
minerals & carotenoids.
Available
in 300g, 5kg, 10kg & 20kg packs.
Typical
analysis per kg
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Total Protein |
130g |
Retinol |
3mg |
|
Total Fat |
49g |
Cholecalciferol |
65mg |
|
Linoleic Acid |
160mg |
d-a-tocopherol |
1600mg |
|
Linolenic Acid |
370mg |
Niacin |
60 mg |
|
EPA |
74mg |
Pantothenic Acid |
60mg |
|
DHA |
89mg |
Pyridoxine |
100mg |
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Fibre |
40g |
Phytomenadione |
100mg |
|
Calcium |
150g |
Riboflavin |
100mg |
|
Phosphorus |
59g |
Thiamine |
160mg |
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Magnesium |
2g |
Folic Acid |
2mg |
|
Iron (Fe++) |
100mg |
Biotin |
400mg |
|
Zinc |
60mg |
Cyanocobalamin |
400mg |
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Manganese |
60mg |
Total Carotenoid |
180mg |
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Copper |
20mg |
Lutein |
120mg |
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Iodine |
1.4mg |
Zeaxanthin |
16mg |
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Selenium |
100mg |
Astaxanthin |
30mg |
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