Sonac Hemoglobin Powder - Aqua
- Chemical Family
- ProteinsProteins Peptides & Amino Acid Derivatives
Sonac Hemoglobin Powder - Aqua is a high protein alternative for fish meal. Vegetable protein sources are widely available but the replacement of fish meal by those vegetable proteins is limited in some aquatic species. The main nutritional problems associated with higher utilization of vegetable protein sources are unbalanced amino acid profile, lower digestibility of amino acids, high fiber content, presence of anti-nutritional factors and low availability of Phosphorus. This is especially true for more carnivorous fish species or for aquatic species with a rudimentary digestive system such as larval fish, juveniles, and shrimp. In these diets, hemoglobin offers an excellent source of concentrated protein.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Powder
- Solid
Product families
Applications
- Aquaculture
Product Families
- Amino Acids & Proteins
Other characteristics
- Features
Improves Feed Conversion Ratio, Improves Growth Performance, Increased Digestibility
- Functions
- Protein Source
- Labeling Claims
- Natural
- Protein Content
- 95.0 - 95.6 %
- Markets
- Agriculture & Feed
- Conclusions
Hemoglobin Powder has a high protein content and a good digestibility for fish and shrimp. The digestibility of an ingredient is the most important quality parameter for some aquatic species, which will result in a better feed conversion. The replacement of fishmeal in the diet of Litopenaeus vannamei by HGP up to 6% results in similar growth and FCR and is an economic valuable option. The cost of fishmeal is expected to rise further during the coming years due to increased demand and stagnating fisheries. For optimal results, it is recommended to include 3-4% HGP in diets for Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp
- Technology
- Animal Feed & Nutrition
- Animal Species
- Crustaceans
- Fish
- Shrimp
- Digestibility and Growth
The low phosphorus content of hemoglobin powder (HGP) facilitates the utilization of more adequate Phosphorus sources resulting in a better P digestibility and lower P content in feces, of gilthead seabream (Table 1). The pH stat method was used to analyze hemoglobin Powder and Poultry Blood meal for in vitro digestibility, using the natural enzymes of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp. The Degree of hydrolysis (DH%) was very high for HGP, comparable with a water soluble protein source like gelatin, and higher than fish meal and squid meal (Table 2). Hemoglobin powder (spray dried) shows a higher digestibility than poultry blood meal and porcine blood meal. This is due to different processing methods. The results of this high digestibility results in good growth results when fish meal is replaced by hemoglobin powder. Shrimp showed good growth when HGP was included at 3% and 6% of the feed, in an intensive system (Graphic 1). The same was observed in a second test trial in China on a semi-industrial scale (Graphic 2)
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Features
- Improves Feed Conversion Ratio
- Improves Growth Performance
- Increased Digestibility
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Protein Source
Technical data
Table 1 of 1
10 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Dry rnatter | 84.9 ± 0.1 | — |
| Energy | 93.9 ± 0.0 | — |
| Fish meal (anchovy) | 64-69 | — |
| Gelatin (binder Pro-Bind Plus) | 94 | — |
| Hemoglobh powder | 95 | — |
| Porcine blood meal | 88 | — |
| Poultry blood meal | 89 | — |
| Protein | 95.3 ± 0.3 | — |
| Sphorus | 64.5 ± 0.9 | (%DM) |
| Squid muscle meal | 78-85 | — |
