Low Protein Fish Meal – A Solution to Control Costs While Maintaining Productivity

In the context of constantly fluctuating input material prices, the livestock industry is facing a difficult problem: how to optimize costs while still ensuring the growth efficiency of livestock? One of the solutions being chosen by many farms and feed processing factories is: low-protein fish meal .

So what is low protein fishmeal? How is it different from traditional fishmeal? And why is this type of fishmeal considered a "strategic weapon" in maintaining performance while saving costs?

Let's analyze in detail with Thao Loan Animal Feed in the article below.

1. What is low protein fish meal?

Low protein fish meal is a product processed from fish by-products such as heads, bones, scales, fish viscera or discarded fish, which are processed, cooked, pressed to remove water, dried and crushed. Different from standard fish meal (protein 55-65%), low protein fish meal usually has a protein content ranging from 35% to 45% depending on the raw material source and processing process.

Characteristic:

• Origin : from marine fish by-products or farmed fish

• Protein content : ~35–45%

• Humidity : low, usually below 10%

• Fat content : low to medium

• Smell : characteristic aroma, easy to attract pets

2. Why is low protein fish meal an economical choice?

✅ 30-50% cheaper than standard fishmeal

While high protein fish meal (60%) costs from 25,000-30,000 VND/kg, low protein fish meal costs only about 12,000-18,000 VND/kg , depending on type and quality. This is a great advantage for farms that need to optimize animal feed costs .

✅ Utilize by-products, protect the environment

Low protein fish meal is mainly produced from seafood processing by-products - a solution to help reduce waste, contributing to sustainable and environmentally friendly livestock development.

3. Nutritional composition of low protein fish meal

Although not as rich in protein as standard fish meal, low-protein fish meal still provides all the essential amino acids, trace minerals , and especially has an attractive aroma , helping to stimulate animals to eat better .

4. Applications in animal feed

For seafood (shrimp, pangasius, tilapia...)

• Usage rate: 5 – 20% in formula

• Uses:

  • Enhances food flavor

  • Mineral and fatty acid supplement

  • Maintain growth rate

  • Reduce dependence on high protein fish meal

For poultry (chicken, duck, quail...)

• Usage rate: 3 – 8%

• Uses:

  • Increases digestion

  • Appetite stimulant

  • Supports hair and egg growth

For pigs, sows

• Usage rate: 2 – 6%

• Uses:

  • Improve FCR

  • Increase speed, firm meat

  • Stabilize intestines, reduce diarrhea

Note: need to combine with other ingredients such as floss powder, soy flour, lysine, methionine... to balance the nutritional intake.

Commitment from Thao Loan Seafood

At thuysanthaoloan.com , we specialize in providing low protein fish meal :

• Clear origin, produced from fresh sea fish

• Processed and dried under hygienic conditions

• No preservatives or harmful additives used

• Quality control for each batch

• Technical support for mixing according to each farming model

Low protein fish meal is an economical, efficient and environmentally friendly solution – especially suitable in the stage when the livestock industry needs to optimize costs while still ensuring productivity . When mixed properly and combined with other ingredients, this will be a smart and sustainable choice for both feed mills and livestock farms.