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A Study on Fish Feed Manufacture with Its Nutritional Quality and Impacts on Fish Production

Baadruzzoha Sarker
Production Officer, BRAC Fish Hatchery, Srimangal, Moulvibazar-3210, Bangladesh

Md. Mamunur Rahman
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study was conducted to assess the procedure of fish feed production, analysis of nutritive value of feeds and its effect on growth of fish in selected fish farms. Five fish feed mills and fifteen fish farmers were randomly selected from Mymensingh district. Fish feeds were used by fifteen farmers among every three farmers used the feed of each mill. These feed Mills collect their Saudi Bangla and ACME fish feed are more preferable to the farmer due to higher protein and lipid content resulting more fish production. In this experiment, Saudi-Bangla fish feed mill (3843 Kg/ha/yr), Sunny fish feed mill (3761 Kg/ha/yr), Shushama fish feed mill (3581 Kg/ha/yr), Al-momen fish feed mill (3669 Kg/ha/yr), ACME fish feed mill (3796 Kg/ha/yr) was produce fish. Capital cost, operating cost, depreciation cost, total cost, revenue income and net profit were calculated and evaluated during the experimental period. In this study, those feed mills production capacity was 45000 ton/yr Saudi-Bangla fish feed mill, 45000 ton/yr Sunny fish feed mill, 35000 ton/yr Shushomo fish feed mill, 35000 ton/yr Al-momen fish feed mill,15000 ton/yr ACME fish feed mill. The fish production mainly carps and pangus highly occurred chronologically Saudi-Bangla, ACME fish feed, Sunny fish feed, Al-momen fish feed, Shushama fish feed mill, respectively. Among those the nutritive value of Saudi-Bangla fish feed was the best than other fish feed.

Keywords: Fish feed, Production, Feed mill, Nutrition

Location: Mymensingh district, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Feed

Objectives:

To know about raw materials and production process of fish feed in selected feed mills, to evaluate the effect of feed on fish growth in various aqua farms and to analyze the cost benefit ratio in different aqua farms.

Methodology:

Fish feed ingredients: The selected sites for data collection were located at major fish feed mills of Mymensingh region. The raw materials are commonly use in the feed mills were fish meal, dry trash fish, soybean meal, rapeseed, rice polish, mould inhibitor, vitamin premix, calcium and phosphorus, salt, meats bone meal, Di-calcium phosphate, non-antibiotic growth promoter, de-oiled DORB, choline chloride, vitamin, binder etc. This of ingredients used in selected five different feed mills.
Feed production: Different fish feed mill produce different types of feed. Feed production at five different feed mills.
Collection and preparation of feed samples: The most popular commercial fish feeds are Saudi-Bangla fish feed, Sunny fish feed, Shushama fish feed, Almomen fish feed mill and ACME fish feed. Starterand grower feeds used in this study were collected directly from interviewed fish farmers. The samples were taken from the refrigerator and kept in room temperature for few hours. Then the required amount of samples were finely ground by a mortar and kept in airtight container for subsequent chemical analysis. The analysis of feed was carried out in the Fish Nutrition Laboratory of the department of aquaculture in the Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh. The laboratory had available facilities for the determination of proximate composition viz. moisture, crude protein, crude lipid, ash, crude fiber and carbohydrate. The proximate composition of different commercial fish feeds was analyzed in duplicate according to the standard procedure given in the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC, 2000). Processing and analysis of data After the data collection, the collected data were summarized, tabulated and analyzed according to the objectives of the study. A tabular method of analysis was followed in analyzing the collected information.
Fish production: Location and selection of target fish farmers The selected sites were located at fish farmer of Mymensingh region in Bangladesh. Various categories of fish farmers were selected on the basis use of different mills feed. Fifteen fish farmers randomly selected of which three users from each feed mill.
Cost Benefit Analysis: Total operating cost The total operating cost was calculated by using the following formula: Total operating cost = Human labor cost + Fingerling cost + Feed cost + Fertilizer cost + Fish poison + Lime + Miscellaneous.

Depreciation: The depreciation cost was calculated using the following formula: Annual Depreciation Cost = (Fixed/Capital Cost - Salvage Value) / ( Useful life).

Total capital cost: The total capital cost was calculated by using the following formula: Total capital cost = Land used cost + Bank interest.
Total cost: The total cost was calculated by using the following formula: Total cost = Total capital cost + Total Operating cost.

Revenue income: The revenue income was calculated using the following formula: Revenue income (BDT) = Production (kg) x Unit price (BDT)
Cost-Benefit Ratio: The cost-benefit ratio was calculated by using the following formula: Cost-Benefit Ration = (Total Benefits) / (Total Cost).

Source of Information: Res. Agric. Livest. Fish. Vol. 2, No. 2, August 2015: 353-362 ISSN : P-2409-0603, E-2409-9325

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Achievement/Findings:

This study was based on questionnaire interviews on fish feed mills and fish farmers in the Mymensingh region. Fish feeds were used by fifteen farmers among which every three farmers used the feed of each company. All the fish feed mills and fish farms were randomly selected from the study area. The study was conducted from July to September 2011. This study might help in different ways to enhance quality fish feed production and fish production. As fish feed is the key input having a strong influence on the productivity of fisheries, balanced fish feed with superior quality is essential for a successful farm operation. As a principal source of animal protein, fish production has to be increased manifold to meet the requirement in Bangladesh. The fish feed production system at the Mymensingh region was satisfactory. The findings of the study indicated that the profitability of fish feed production was quite satisfactory and had attracted the interest of the entrepreneurs of Bangladesh. The fish feed industry is performing a vital role in the development of the fishery sector in Bangladesh. Through more participation of the entrepreneurs and patronization from the government agencies, the industry would be able to contribute more in the development of the fishery sub-sector of the country in near future.

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