Variety of fish feed ingredients are available in Bangladesh. A major
portion of this ingredients are obtained from different plants.
Different parts of plant body are used as fish feed. Plant origin feed
ingredients are comparatively cheaper than animal origin fish feed
ingredients like fish meal, bone meal etc. and also contains less
protein than those animal origin ingredients. However considering the
economic capability of most of the fish farmers in Bangladesh, plant
origin feeds ingredients are considered suitable for aquaculture.
Some common ingredients:
Some
common fish feed ingredients which are originated from plant sources
are- Maize bran, Suji, Rice flour, Rice bran, Rice polish, Wheat flour,
Wheat bran, Sesame oil cake, Soybean grits, Mustard oil cake, Coconut
oil cake, Lentil bran, Molasses etc.
Most of the plant origin f
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