2022
Enhancing the soybean utilization in Atlantic salmon diet via using insect meal as complementary ingredient
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Soy Aquaculture Alliance
Category:
Export/Trade
Keywords:
Aquaculture
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Vikas Kumar, University of Idaho
Co-Principal Investigators:
Vikas Kumar, University of Idaho
Project Code:
44210
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$54,992
Institution Funded:
University of Idaho
$54,992
Brief Project Summary:

The overall aim of this project is to increase the usage of soybean meal in salmonids feeds for the commercial production of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. The specific objectives of this study are to: improve the feed formulation to incorporate maximum amount of soybean meal in Atlantic salmon diets; investigate the effects of supplementation of insect meal, black soldier fly larval (BSFL) meal in soybean meal-based diets on growth production performance, feed efficiency, distal intestinal structure (enteritis), intestinal barrier function, immune functions, and health of Atlantic salmon.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, ag retailer

Information And Results
Project Deliverables


Deliverables(s) Activities Milestones or Key Decision Points Anticipated Timeline
1. Feed formulation and manufacture, and experimental setup Will be able to manufacture the experimental diets October - November 2022
2. Feeding trial

Fish will be fed for 12 weeks December 2022 -March 2023
3. Data analysis At the end of experiment, samples will be analyzed in the lab. Data will be analyzed. April – July 2023
4. Manuscript and project report submission
FINAL report August – September 2023

Final Project Results

Update:

View uploaded report PDF file

View uploaded report 2 PDF file

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.