Potential of using DDGS in feed for European Sea Bass Andreas Nordgreen, Katerina Kousoulaki and Helena Peres Klikk for å redigere tittelstil OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Why use DDGS in Aquafeed? ANDREAS NORDGREEN

2 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Partners

3 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Norsildmel Founded in 1963, as one of the first sales and marketing organizations in the fishmeal and -oil industry worldwide. Focus on the main aqua feed producing markets in Europe and Asia Operated in the bulk protein and fat market for nearly 60 years Salmon feed market for the last 30 years Bass/bream market for the last years.

4 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Norsildmel Turn over (1 000 EUR) Fishmeal (MT) Fishoil (MT) Norsildmel AS Norsildmel Innovation AS Turnover (1000 EUR) Fishoil (MT) Fishmeal (MT) Fishoil (MT) : MT 2015: MT

5 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS HEAD OFFICE FACTORY LOGISTICS GÜLPORT IZMIRASTAKOS NORSILDMEL

6 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS World production of aquacultured species 8 % growth per year for 30 years

7 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS World aquafeed production by species aproximately 40 mill MT/year Estimated 3,7 % growth in feed per year

8 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS DDGS in «aquafeed»

9 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Fishfeed industry infrastructure Norway 4 companies One specie (A. Salmon) 1.8 Mill MT feed/year All factories by the sea Own harbour for big wessels with bulk delivery Greece 7 companies Two species (Seabass and Seabream) MT feed/year Factories are inland Delivery in bulk trucks and containers

10 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Raw ingredientCrude protein (%) Fishmeal62-72 Wheat gluten82 Corn gluten60-66 Soya protein concentrate60-64 Hi Pro Soya38-48 Sun flower meal HP35-38 Rapesead meal36 DDGS29 Protein content in processed plant protein

11 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS A diet is always 100 % SeabassAtlantic Salmon Tilapia

12 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Salmon diet 3 % of 1.8 mill MT = MT DDGS will not replace fishmeal it will replace other plant ingredients

13 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Good traceability Sustainable ingredient Non-GMO (Europe) Small deviations in quality Large available volumes from one distributor Posibility for delivery in bulk wessels Benefit of DDGS in a professionalized and merging fish feed market

14 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS DDGS in «aquafeed» Species% DDGS Catfish40 Trout15-22,5 Seabass10 Freshwater PrawnsUp to 40 Shrimp10% (??) Tilapia35-82 Atlantic salmon?? Good protein digestibility Few good studies with least cost formulation

15 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Growth trial with Sea Bass 20% FM 56% Plant ingredients 5% DDGS 3% DDGS 10% DDGS 4 diets: 43% Protein; 19% Lipids Control diet: no DDGS incorporation Test diet: DDGS incorporation levels of 3; 5 or 10% replaced by DDGS

16 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Weight gain (% initial weight) +16% +11.4% +12% abab Columns with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)

17OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Feed conversion rate (feed/gain) Columns with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05) -12% -5%

18 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Use of DDGS in aquafeeds has been limited DDGS is a valuable ingredient in aquafeeds – Excellent source of digestible P – No concerns about antinutritional factors – May provide immunological benefits – High quality pellets can be produced Competative priced, high quality protein NB:Mycotoxins Conclusions

19 OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS Thank you OUR CHAIN OF COMPETENCE SECURES QUALITY FEED INGREDIENTS 19

20 What are the benefit? High fishmeal price is negative for the low protein ingredients such as DDGS. If more fishmeal are used more space in the diet. Main competitor sun flower meal. (36 % protein ww). Sunflower to much fiber. Sunflower sufficient availability. Sunflower meal (36 %) 220 Euro ex work. 180 Euro Ex work Benefit of DDGS is the higher energy content. It is a new ingredient for the aqua industry. They need to see the real benefit.