**6.2 Environmental benefits**

• Because insects are cold-blooded, they have high feed to meal conversion rates. The estimated feed to meal conversion rate of insects is 2:1 as compared to calves whose estimated conversion ratio is 8:1.

*Role of Edible Insects as Food Source to Combat Food Security Challenges – Innovative… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106809*

