Background
Status 1: Fish meal prices have soared, which sharply increased the pressure of feed cost
In July 2023, fish meal prices went crazily, and Peruvian steam fish meal has climbed to 19,000 yuan / ton, meanwhile the domestic has also risen. Compared with every 1 point of fish meal used in feed at the beginning of the year, the feed cost have increased by more than 50 yuan (Taking special aqua feed as an example, the dosage of fish meal is more than 20%, and the formula costs will rise by at least 1000 yuan / ton)
From：www.Feedtrade.com
Status 2: Fish meal quality is more difficult to control, while quality risks swell.
With the tightening supply of Peru fish meal, as well as the increasing use of fish meal from domestic and Southeast Asian, all these fish meal are adulterated and difficult to control quality.
Comparison between domestic fish meal in 2023 and 2022: the failure rates of each nutritional index have increased, and the nutritional value has decreased. The failure rates of histamine and malonic dialdehyde in quality indexes also greatly expanded. Protein spoilage and fat oxidation became more prominent.
Comparison between Vietnamese fish meal and the domestic in 2023: lower values of nutritional index and more obvious quality indicators, especially fat oxidation.
Table 1 Analysis of Nutrition and Quality in Fish Meal
From: Mytech ---- R&D Center（2022-2023）
Excessive levels of histamine and malonic dialdehyde in fish meal lead to increased quality risks in aqua feed products.
Table 2 Study on Adverse Effects of Undesirable Ingredients on the Aqua
From: He, etal. 2018; Mireya, etal. 2001; Chen, etal. 2016; Liang. 2018; Xue. 2011; Chen, etal. 2017
Alternative Fish Meal Solutions for Aqua Feed Enterprises!
Purpose of using fish meal in feed: fish meal plays the double advantages of nutrition and function
Nutritional value: high protein content (more than 62% crude protein), high and well-balanced amino acid content (more than 4.5% lysine, 17 amino acids account for more than 87% of proteins), high protein digestibility (more than 90%)
Functional value: unknown growth factors promote the growth and health of aquatic animals (e.g. polyunsaturated fatty acids EPA+DHA account for 18% of fat, taurine 0.5-1%, etc.)
Feed alternative fish meal ideas: not only meet the advantages of fish meal, but also to avoid the risks
Ordinary protein raw materials + functional additives (The raw materials providing proteins, then supplementing functional components, while the products having stable and controllable quality, and taking the application cost and effect into consideration)
New protein raw materials (including black gadfly, micro-algae, single-cell protein, etc., this type comprehensively considering the supply and quality stability, application costs and effects)
Functional protein raw materials (this type either providing proteins or play a functional role, the products having advantages of application costs and effects with stable and controllable quality)
Measures to replace fish meal: enzymatic hydrolyzed functional protein with the advantages of fish meal both stable and controllable quality
Chengdu Mytech’s enzymatic hydrolyzed functional protein offers advantages over high rates in protein content and digestibility, and strong functional effect (small molecule active peptide protecting liver and intestine health of aqua animals). Our products provide no undesirable ingredients with stable and controllable quality. And they have the similar characteristics of fish meal when applied in aqua feeds, while avoiding the risks of quality.
From: Mytech ---- R&D Center
Schemes to replace fish meal: helping aqua feed enterprises improve quality and reduce costs
Mytech has cooperated with Sichuan Agricultural University, Guangdong Ocean University, Huzhou University (Zhejiang Province) and aqua enterprises to carry out R&D on enzymatic hydrolyzed functional protein, which has been applied to bass, prawns, sturgeon, snapper, grouper, grass carp and other aqua species with highly reproducible results. Our researches fully proved that the schemes improve the quality of aqua feed on the basis of reducing costs.
From: Mytech ---- R&D Center
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