Scientist from Tomsk suggests using worms in the food industry with the aim of import substitution – Interfax Russia

Tomsk. July 28. Interfax-Siberia – Californian worms it is possible to plant on an industrial scale to produce protein meal and its use in the food industry, according to Professor of Tomsk State University Andrey Babenko.

“Modern agriculture has highly productive breeds of pigs, cows, chickens why not create a highly productive breeds of worms? It’s the same cattle breeding. Worms – a protein with a very high protein content “, – said A.Babenko, quoted by the press service of the university.

Experiments show that the protein worms in their properties are not inferior protein veal and meat of other species of animals.

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