Fish meal
Fish meal
Fish meal (pronunciation: /fɪʃ miːl/) is a commercial product made from both whole fish and the bones and offal from processed fish. It is a brown powder or cake obtained by rendering pressing the cooked whole fish or fish trimmings to remove most of the fish oil and water, and then ground.
Etymology
The term "fish meal" is derived from the English words "fish", which is of Germanic origin, and "meal", which originally meant "a time for eating".
Production
Fish meal is typically produced from catch fish that are not generally used for human consumption, as well as from the byproducts of commercial fish processing. The fish are first cooked, then pressed to remove the oil and liquid, and finally ground into fish meal.
Uses
Fish meal is primarily used as a protein supplement in compound feed. It is a valuable animal feed due to its high protein content, balanced amino acid composition, and palatability. It is particularly important in aquaculture, where it is used to feed farmed fish. It is also used in the poultry and swine industries.
Related terms
- Fish oil: A product derived from the same process as fish meal. It is used as a dietary supplement due to its high omega-3 fatty acid content.
- Aquaculture: The farming of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants, algae, and other organisms.
- Catch fish: Fish that are caught wild and not farmed.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fish meal
- Wikipedia's article - Fish meal
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