Fish Feed - Zooplankton
INTRODUCTION
•We are University researchers seeking investments and partnerships with potential investors who are interested in new products to promote aquaculture and food security
•Our mission is to promote the use of novel microbial resources as alternative aquaculture feed through sustainable green technology
•In the face of pollution and dwindling common-use resources, we envision that the use of unconventional, unexploited fish feeds is a way forward
•Work with us to establish a vibrant venture and future following blue ocean strategy
Fish Feed Pomebac – Our Product
•Novel phototropic bacteria used as feed for marine/brackishwater/freshwater aquaculture;
•Contain high protein content, rich in PUFAs and HUFA;
•Produced from only plant-based residues; safe, non-pathogenic, non-toxic and non-polluting;
•Microbial size of less than 1 micron; suitable for feeding most zooplankton like rotifers, copepods, cladocerans, Artemia, chironomid worms, etc;
•Cultured zooplankton reared from phototrophic bacteria are suitable for culturing a variety of marine and freshwater fishes and invertebrates;
•Product available in semi-fluid form, convenient to use, with long-shelf life if kept frozen.
POMEBAC fish feed produced
and sold as semi-fluid (frozen or chilled)
Left – 5 L, Right – 1 L
Pomebac is phototrophic bacteria (PB) grown hygienically in photobioreactors using palm oil mill effluent as a carbon and nutrient source. Our phototrophic bacteria contain high protein (45-60%) and good quality fatty acids (PUFAs, HUFAs) that are beneficial for aquaculture. In nature, phototrophic bacteria are free-living, non-pathogenic bacteria that are regularly consumed by many living organisms as food; therefore, phototrophic bacteria are safe for culturing organisms used as live aquaculture feed.
WHAT IS POMEBAC USED FOR?
•We produce two types of phototrophic bacteria, one type (fPB) that is suitable for culturing freshwater zooplankton, and another type (mPB) that is suitable for culturing brackishwater/marine zooplankton
• Phototrophic bacteria are very small in size and therefore, suitable for culturing small organisms like rotifers, cladocerans, copepods, Artemia, chironomid larvae, etc.
•In turn, these small organisms are commonly used as aquaculture live feed for various species of fish and invertebrates
•Our fPB and mPB are prepared in semi-fluid form, packed in 1 L (content 800 mL) or 5 L (content 4 L) containers, and sold frozen
BENEFITS OF POMEBAC
•Can be used as sole or main food for indoor-culture of zooplankton if needed
•Rich in protein, with PUFAs and HUFAs
•Convenient to use
•Non-toxic and non-pathogenic
•Non-polluting to culture water
•Organic, no use of chemicals in its production
•Cheap and value-for-money
•Long shelf life of at least 3 years if kept frozen
“Simple, Safe and Economical”
Comparison of nutrient composition of phototrophic bacteria (PB),
algae and yeasts (g/100g DW). (from Kobayashi & Kobayashi 1995)
FOLLOW US @F2F
Feed-To-Fish Business Pod
•Pomebac is a patented aquaculture product owned by Feed-to-Fish (F2F), a business pod of the UM Centre of Innovation & Commercialization (UMCIC), University of Malaya, which is set to spin off as a private company.
•We are presently based at Incubator Lab C504, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Malaya.
•For further queries or information regarding POME-BAC and our operation and joint-investment opportunities, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Chong Ving Ching (email chong@um.edu.my)
Prof. Dr. Vikineswary Sabaratnam (viki@um.edu.my)