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Fish meal, low protein

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

92.5

Dry matter

% as fed
48.4

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

35.2

Ash

% DM
79.3

Calcium

g/kg DM
39.8

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Fish meal, 60-68% protein as fed

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

92.2

Dry matter

% as fed
70.6

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

18.4

Ash

% DM
43.4

Calcium

g/kg DM
27.9

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Fish meal, high protein

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

92.1

Dry matter

% as fed
75.4

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

13.6

Ash

% DM
26.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
22.3

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Fish meal, low protein

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
92.5 %
Crude protein
48.4 %
Ash
35.2 %
Gross energy
19 %
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis
10.3 %
Calcium
79.3 %
Phosphorus
39.8 %
Potassium
11.1 %
Sodium
28.4 %
Alanine
6.2 %
Arginine
5.2 %
Aspartic acid
9.6 %
Cystine
1.2 %
Glutamic acid
12.6 %
Glycine
7 %
Histidine
2.4 %
Isoleucine
4.1 %
Leucine
7.5 %
Lysine
7 %
Methionine
2.6 %
Phenylalanine
4 %
Proline
4.8 %
Serine
3.5 %
Threonine
4 %
Tyrosine
3.2 %
Valine
5.2 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
45 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
51 %
a (N)
20.1 %
b (N)
57.6 %
c (N)
0.045 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
86.9 %
DE growing pig
16.5 %
NE growing pig
10 %
AMEn broiler
12 %

Fish meal, 60-68% protein as fed

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
92.2 %
Crude protein
70.6 %
Ash
18.4 %
Gross energy
20.4 %
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis
9.9 %
Calcium
43.4 %
Phosphorus
27.9 %
Potassium
8.7 %
Sodium
11.3 %
Magnesium
2.3 %
Manganese
16 %
Zinc
96 %
Copper
7 %
Iron
367 %
Alanine
6.3 %
Arginine
6.2 %
Aspartic acid
9.1 %
Cystine
0.8 %
Glutamic acid
12.6 %
Glycine
6.4 %
Histidine
2.4 %
Isoleucine
4.2 %
Leucine
7.2 %
Lysine
7.5 %
Methionine
2.7 %
Phenylalanine
3.9 %
Proline
4.2 %
Serine
3.9 %
Threonine
4.1 %
Tryptophan
1 %
Tyrosine
3.1 %
Valine
4.9 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
95.4 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
95.9 %
ME ruminants
13.6 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
95 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%)
55 %
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%)
59 %
a (N)
36.8 %
b (N)
40 %
c (N)
0.05 %
DE ruminants
19.6 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
88.8 %
DE growing pig
18.1 %
MEn growing pig
16.5 %
NE growing pig
10.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
86.8 %
AMEn cockerel
14.4 %
AMEn broiler
14.4 %
Energy digestibility, salmonids
81.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, salmonids
87.7 %

Fish meal, high protein

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
92.1 %
Crude protein
75.4 %
Ash
13.6 %
Gross energy
21.9 %
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis
11 %
Calcium
26.5 %
Phosphorus
22.3 %
Potassium
11.9 %
Sodium
10.9 %
Magnesium
3.1 %
Manganese
10 %
Zinc
99 %
Alanine
6.1 %
Arginine
5.8 %
Aspartic acid
8.7 %
Cystine
0.8 %
Glutamic acid
12.6 %
Glycine
5.9 %
Histidine
2.2 %
Isoleucine
4.3 %
Leucine
7 %
Lysine
7.5 %
Methionine
2.8 %
Phenylalanine
3.8 %
Proline
3.8 %
Serine
4 %
Threonine
4.1 %
Tryptophan
1.1 %
Tyrosine
2.9 %
Valine
4.9 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
95.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
97.5 %
ME ruminants
14.8 %
DE ruminants
21.3 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
89.4 %
DE growing pig
19.5 %
MEn growing pig
16 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
92.5 %
AMEn cockerel
16 %
AMEn broiler
16 %
Energy digestibility, salmonids
83.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, salmonids
90.7 %