The food production industry catering to the animal protein supply heavily depends on fishmeal. There have been hundreds of research papers trying to find out a replacement for the fishmeal in the animal feeds. But so far a perfect replacement has not been found, at least in the case of aquaculture feeds.
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A number of alternatives to fish meal and oil from industrial fisheries do exist, such as plant proteins, small marine crustaceans and biotechnology products However, their cost, nutritional value and waste production considerations continue to restrain their commercial adoption. While adequate, favourably priced fish meal and oil products do exists, the uptake of alternatives will continue to be slow. Environmental safeguards will also need to be applied to ensure that the production and use of substitutes have minimal environmental impacts. The use of discards (or 'trash' fish) to produce fish meal and oils is a common practice in fish meal production. It has been estimated that between 17.9 and 39.5 million tonnes of fish are discarded globally each year by the commercial fisheries. The use of discards and by-catch from commercial fisheries may provide more raw materials for the fish meal and fish oil industry. This should not be a reason not to introduce management measures to reduce by-catch and discarding however. Substitution of fish meal with other protein sources is difficult as fishmeal provides an excellent balance of amino acids, but the major factor is the cost of the replacement meal ingredients. Plant-based alternatives (eg soya based) to animal feed produced from fish meal and fish oils have been developed but their use is limited and their success has been mixed. Higher plant protein diets may also increase organic wastes in fish farms. Substitution with plant oils can lead to problems of reduced disease resistance. Small marine crustaceans, like krill and copepods, may be a possible source. However, there are concerns about the ecosystem effects of harvesting organisms such as krill that are even lower down the marine food chain than feed fish environmental assessment must precede any such exploitation. Through Biotechnology (bio-fermentation products by using bacteria and algae to grow the relevant fatty acids) can also be used. Further research and development is needed before such products become a viable large-scale alternative to fish meal and oil from feed fisheries. Consequently, other sources of fish protein/oil were also being investigating.
Roasted soya flour has been added in place of fish meal in diet of carps .details may be obtain from lit published by directorate of coldwater fisheries research bhimtal
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