Production of fish meal (Fish Meal) and fish oil (Fish Oil) during the last six decades has played a significant role in the production of livestock, poultry and aquatic feed industry. High-quality protein sources in fish meal and its high digestibility and absorbability cause better growth and increase the quality of farmed meat carcasses. The main source of fishmeal and fish oil production is often the catch of small, fatty fishes, which are less useful for human consumption and are mostly used as an industrial species in the processing and supplemental industries of fishmeal and fish oil.
On average, fish meal contains 60-72% fish protein, 10-20% ash, and 5-12% fish oil (which contains the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids EPA and DHA, which promote the health of farmed species and we It is known as omega-3 fatty acids) and the rest is minerals and moisture.
The quality of meal and fish oil depends to a great extent on the properties of the raw materials used. Fish species, conditions of the fishing area (temperature, pollution, feed, other species), seasonal effects and storage and handling methods are primary and important parameters that affect the processing, performance and nutritional and technical quality of these products.
Today, along with wild catch sources, the waste of aquatic processing factories is also used in the fishmeal production chain.
One of the most important and high-quality sources of fish used in the fishmeal and fish oil industry in Iran is Kilka fish, which are caught by fishing fleets in the north of the country and in the Caspian Sea.
Behdane North Holding, having Kilka fishing fleet and two processing and finishing industries of fish meal and oil in Sari and Babolsar cities, provides very high quality raw materials to be used as raw material in the production of aquatic feed in the Behdane North feed factory. uses Also, this unit uses the waste from processing and processing of aquatic products in Mihrab Tejarat Novin Asia production unit in Miroud industrial area of Babolsar.