Currently, organic systems face the problem of the low availability of protein for feeding monogastric animals. Insects are part of the diet of free-range animals, and can be a possible substitute for other protein sources such as soybean meal. In the EU the production of insects is not eligible in organic production due to the absence of standards for these products. Therefore, more studies are needed to support the inclusion of insects in animal feeding. This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of Calliphora sp. (CLM) in the first phase of chicken growth in organic production systems. Similarly, the quality of the meat of these chickens was analyzed and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used as a tool to classify the meat according to the diet they had consumed. This study showed that the use of CLM in feeding of organic chickens would be a good alternative, thus obtaining chickens with similar meat quality and productive developments, in contrast to those chickens that had been fed traditional proteins. In addition, the NIRS could be useful for the classification of meat from chickens based on the diet they had received.
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