Shellfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

18.1.2 Proximate composition of feed materials

18.1.2 Proximate composition of feeds materials (% on dry basis)

Ingredient	Moisture	Protein	Lipid	CHO	Fibre	Ash
Fishmeal	6.8	64.4	4.7	0.9	-	19.3
Shrimp meat	8.0	44.1	7.6	1.3	8.2	23.6
Prawn waste	81.5	35	7.5	0.9	14.2	23.9
Squid	80.5	67.8	19.5	2.3	-	10.4
Soy bean cake	6	50.3	2.5	24.8	6.6	9.8
Tapioca	4.8	2	0.5	72.0	19.2	1.5
Alf alfa	5.6	19.9	1.8	31.5	29.5	11.7

Proximate Composition of microparticulate feed

Moisture – 5.2%

Crude protein – 39.5%

Lipid - 8%

CHO - 26.8%

Crude fibre - 6.7%

Ash - 13.8%