Fats and Proteins Research Foundation

Project Category: Aquaculture

Redefining Essential Fatty Acid Requirements of Fishes in the Context of Rendered Fat-based Aquafeeds

Title: Redefining Essential Fatty Acid Requirements of Fishes in the Context of Rendered Fat-based Aquafeeds Principal Investigator: Jesse T. Trushenski, Southern Illinois University Keywords: Hybrid Striped Bass, Pompano, Atlantic Salmon, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, LC-PUFA, Trushenski, nutrition, tallow, aquaculture, Southern Illinois University, 2012 Year: 2012 Objective: Determine the relative requirements of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids … Continued

Implementation of rendered fats in aquaculture feeds: maximizing ability to tailor nutritional value of cultured finfish while minimizing reliance on marine resources

Title: Implementation of rendered fats in aquaculture feeds: maximizing ability to tailor nutritional value of cultured finfish while minimizing reliance on marine resources Principle Investigator: Jesse Trushenski Year: 2008 Scientific Abstract: Objective 1 was designed as a screening study to determine which of the rendered fats evaluated held the most promise for use in the … Continued

Adding Value to Animal Protein Ingredients while Meeting the Needs of the Worldwide Aquaculture Industry

Title: Adding Value to Animal Protein Ingredients while Meeting the Needs of the Worldwide Aquaculture Industry Principle Investigator: Dominique P Bureau Year: 2008 Objective: A) Overall Objectives The overall objective of this project is to achieve a better characterization of the nutritive value of rendered animal protein ingredients currently produced in North America and add … Continued

Attractability and Palatability of Rendered Animal Proteins to Blue Shrimp, Litopenaeus stylirostris

Title: Attractability and Palatability of Rendered Animal Proteins to Blue Shrimp, Litopenaeus stylirostris Principle Investigator: George Chamberlain Year: 2008 Objective: (1) To quantify the levels of commonly recognized factors of attractability and palatability such as soluble protein, small chain peptides, free amino acids, taurine and nucleotides in four terrestrial animal protein ingredients, namely petfood-grade poultry … Continued

Replacement of Fish Meal with Mixed Rendered Animal Protein in Practical Diets for 9 Siberian Sturgeon (Acipense baeri Brandt)

Title: Replacement of Fish Meal with Mixed Rendered Animal Protein in Practical Diets for Siberian Sturgeon (Acipense baeri Brandt) Principle Investigator: Min Xue Year: 2007 Objective: 1) To evaluate a higher mixed rendered animal protein utilization level (75-100%) in diet for Siberian sturgeon on the growth performance, economical returns and somatotropic axis responsiveness to fish … Continued

Use of Animal By-Product meals in Zero Exchange Feeds for Shrimp

Use of Animal By-Product meals in Zero Exchange Feeds for Shrimp Principle Investigator:Albert G.J. Tacon Year:2006 Objective:The goal and long term objective of this  research project  is  to  improve  the economic viability and sustainability of marine shrimp culture operations within the U.S. and globally through the development of cost-effective fishmeal-free feeds using terrestrial animal by-product … Continued

Potential of using a blend of rendered animal protein ingredients to replace fish meal in practical diets for malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabricus)

Title: Potential of using a blend of rendered animal protein ingredients to replace fish meal in practical diets for malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabricus) Principle Investigator: Yan Wang and Dominique Bureau Year: 2005 Objective: The purpose of the study is to assess the potential of using a blend of PBM, MBM, FM, and BM as fish … Continued

DIGESTIBILITY, FEED UTILISATION, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH CRITERIA ASSESSMENT OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA BREAM (SPARUS AURATA) FED SELECTED ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS

Title: DIGESTIBILITY, FEED UTILIZATION, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH CRITERIA ASSESSMENT OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA BREAM (SPARUS AURATA) FED SELECTED ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS Principle Investigator: Simon Davies Year: 2005 Objective:The present research was conducted objectively with category three defined materials or high standard to obtain reliable information to characterize the suitability of animal by products for sea bream. … Continued

Characterization and Estimation of Digestibility of Phosphorus Forms in Rendered Animal Protein Ingredients and Fish Meals

Title: Characterization and Estimation of Digestibility of Phosphorus Forms in Rendered Animal Protein Ingredients and Fish Meals Principle Investigator: Dominique Bureau Year: 2003 Lay Summary/Industry Summary: The experiment results suggest that P digestibility model accurately estimated P digestibility and digestible P contents of the experimental diets formulated with a wide variety of ingredients used in … Continued

REDUCTION OF FISHMEAL IN COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT TEMPERATE /MARINE FISH SPECIES WITH SELECTED ANIMAL PROTEIN CONCENTRATE BLENDS WITH RESPECT TO PROTEIN, ENERGY AND AMINO ACID DIGESTIBILITY

Title: REDUCTION OF FISHMEAL IN COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT TEMPERATE /MARINE FISH SPECIES WITH SELECTED ANIMAL PROTEIN CONCENTRATE BLENDS WITH RESPECT TO PROTEIN, ENERGY AND AMINO ACID DIGESTIBILITY Principle Investigator: Simon Davies Year: 2002 Objective: The main objectives of the separate investigations were to obtain reliable digestibility coefficients for a series of test ingredients within experimental diets … Continued

Replacement of Fish Meal and Fish Oil in Practical Diets for Japanese Sea Bass (Lateolabrax japonicus): III. Utilization of alternative fats in diets of Japanese sea bass

Title: Replacement of Fish Meal and Fish Oil in Practical Diets for Japanese Sea Bass (Lateolabrax japonicus): III. Utilization of alternative fats in diets of Japanese sea bass Principle Investigator: Min Xue Year: 2002 Objective: The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of replacement offish oil by 3 territorial animal fats … Continued

EFFECT OF POULTRY BY-PRODUCT MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH L-LYSINE, DL-METHIONINE AND L-HISTIDINE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR FISHMEAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF RAINBOW TROUT

Title: EFFECT OF POULTRY BY-PRODUCT MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH L-LYSINE, DL-METHIONINE AND L-HISTIDINE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR FISHMEAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF RAINBOW TROUT Principle Investigator: Ronald Hardy Year: 2000 Objective: To determine the effect of supplementing L-lysine, DL­-methionine and L-histidine in poultry by-product meal to replace fishmeal on the performance of rainbow trout. Lay Summary/Industry … Continued

Use of Meat and Bone Meal in Diets fed to Hybrid Striped Bass

Title: Use of Meat and Bone Meal in Diets fed to Hybrid Striped Bass Principle Investigator: P. B. Brown Year: 2000 Objective: Evaluate meat and bone meal in diets fed to hybrid striped bass by incorporating the ingredient in graded levels into a practical diet. Lay Summary/Industry Summary: Mean consumption of diets containing meat and … Continued