Dr. Raja Chalghoumi: Insect Meal in Poultry Feed | Ep. 179

In this episode of The Poultry Podcast Show, Dr. Raja Chalghoumi, Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition at the University of Carthage in Tunisia, explains how insect meal can support sustainable poultry production. She discusses nutritional benefits, impacts on performance, gut health, and immune response, along with the regulatory and economic challenges of large-scale adoption. Learn how insects could help reduce dependence on imported soybean and fishmeal. Listen now on all major platforms! “Insect-based ingredients provide concentrated energy and high-quality protein with an amino acid profile comparable to or exceeding soybean meal.” Meet the guest: Dr. Raja Chalghoumi https://www.linkedin.com/in/raja-chalghoumi-70236338/?originalSubdomain=tn is an Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition and Microbial Ecology at the University of Carthage in Tunisia. Her research focuses on using insect meal, probiotics, prebiotics, and functional additives to enhance poultry health, performance, and sustainability. She is also active in national and international biosafety committees. Liked this one? Don’t stop now — Here’s what we think you’ll love! https://www.wisenetix.com/blog?tag=the+poultry+podcast+show What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (01:06) Introduction (06:37) Insect meal concept (11:46) Optimal insect species (15:37) Performance impact (18:06) Gut health effects (22:21) Immune response (25:51) Final Questions The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - Natural Biologics (https://naturalbiologics.com/) * Evonik (https://animal-nutrition.evonik.com/) * BinSentry (https://www.binsentry.com/) * Barentz (https://www.barentz-na.com/animalnutrition) * Adisseo (https://www.adisseo.com/) - PSA (https://poultryscience.org/) - Zoetis (https://zoetis.com/) - J&D + AAF (https://jdaaf.com/) - DietForge (https://dietforge.ai/) - dsm-firmenich (https://dsm-firmenich.com/hy-d) - AB Vista (https://www.abvista.com/) - Biofractal (https://www.biofractal.ai/) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poultrypodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/86311919/ #podcast #farm #livestock #poultryfarming #poultry #chicken #agriculture #farming