# Developing an Organic Dietary Supplement for Poultry

> UC Davis researchers report that black soldier fly larvae grown on almond hulls can supply methionine, offering an organic alternative to synthetic methionine in poultry feed. The approach is still at the research stage.

- Date: 2018-12-26 · published 2018-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61874-developing-an-organic-dietary-supplement-for-poultry
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

If commercialized, insect-derived methionine could compete modestly with synthetic methionine in organic poultry diets, but it has no near-term effect on market prices.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral

## Sources

- agnetwest.com: https://agnetwest.com/organic-dietary-supplement-poultry/

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