Total replacement of fish meal by poultry by-product meal in shrimp feeds

Victor Suresh¹ & Sergio Nates²

¹ Integrated Aquaculture International, Brunei Darussalam

² Fats & Proteins Research Foundation, USA

The presentation will highlight efforts to completely replace fishmeal in shrimp feeds using poultry byproduct meal (PBM). In formulas that are similar to commercial feed formulas and containing 21-24% premium fishmeal, total replacement by PBM results in shrimp performance that is lower by about 15%. We have investigated the attractability and palatability factors in PBM, and found them to be present in significant quantities. Nutritive value of PBM’s fat component for shrimp has also been extensively investigated. The results of the investigations will be discussed in the presentation.