Technologies
Title: | Low-cost Fish Feed Based on Agro by-product & Food Industry Wastes |
Area: | Engineering Sciences |
Status: | Pilot Scale |
Patent: | Patent filed in India |
Developing Agency: | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) |
Investment required (in INR): | The cost of the developed feed is around Rs. 12 per kg. |
Brief Description
Description : | The product is a low-cost and nutritionally balanced fish feed. The field trial exhibited over 100 percent increased growth with the low-cost fish feed over those fed by traditional feed. The fecundity (number of matured eggs) of the female fish, grown on low-cost feed also increased by 11 % as compared to those fed by conventional feed. |