After extracting the oil for biofuel, the microalgae meal is used as an additive for animal feed, having a high protein content (56~65%).
Feed costs represent 60% of total costs in pig farming, poultry farming, fishing, and shrimp farming.
Some fish such as Salmon, Tilapia, and Vannamei shrimp are planktivorous species that can feed direct on microalgae. Salmon and Tilapia accumulate microalgae in their gills before swallowing them, and Vannamei feeds directly by eating microalgae.
That means it is NOT necessary to dry the microalgae. It can be served as natural food for these species.
Dried microalgae, with 65% protein, can be blended with other flours to produce animal feed. The ideal feed contains 32% protein, ensuring balanced nutrition.
Pig fattening feed
Improves performance in poultry farming
Increases milk production
With simple processing and machines, animal feed with high protein value is produced at low cost, providing the development of large-scale family farming, boosting the local economy, and offering food for poultry farming, pig farming, dairy farming, and fish farming. cheaper.
It replaces soybean meal, a protein currently used in animal feed, without shipping costs.
Animal feed costs (feed) represent 60 to 70% of total costs in swine, poultry, and fish farming.
Soybean meal, today the most used source of protein in animal feed mixtures, contains 32% protein.
Microalgae meal has 65% protein, which means it has twice as much protein as its competitor, soybean meal.
In cities whose surroundings have family farming programs, which also have the activities listed above (swine farming, poultry farming, fish farming, or even milk production), the supply of protein for animal feed at low cost will certainly drive an economic boom in the lives of farmers, in local commerce and the city’s economic activity.