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Sustainable Aquafeed and Alternative Protein Crop Engineering: Developing Low-Impact Fisheries Nutrition Through Algae Meal Fermentation Protein and C

by Caspian Hollis
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798180026507
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 254
  • Original Price: GBP 13.59
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 595 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture

Practical guidance for building better aquafeeds

This book brings together nutrition science, ingredient engineering, processing methods, and plant and facility design for producing lower-impact aquafeeds. It is written for formulators, researchers, feed manufacturers, aquaculture operators, and anyone working to reduce dependence on conventional ingredients while maintaining performance, safety, and consistency.

Rather than treating feed as a single formulation problem, the book follows the full path from raw material selection to finished feed release. It covers nutrient requirements by species and life stage, ingredient quality checks, algae meal preparation, fermentation-based protein improvement, alternative protein crop development, and the infrastructure needed to keep circular feed systems working in practice.

What the book covers
  • Species nutrition targets, including protein, lipid, amino acid, vitamin, mineral, and digestibility needs.
  • Algae meal as a feed ingredient, with attention to processing, extraction, anti-nutritional factors, and inclusion rates.
  • Fermentation strategies for improving protein quality, reducing unwanted compounds, and supporting product safety.
  • Alternative protein crop engineering, from crop selection and breeding goals to agronomy and post-harvest handling.
  • Processing and functionality, including solubility, water binding, emulsification, digestibility, and anti-nutritional reduction.
  • Feed manufacturing, with formulation constraints, pellet quality, binder choice, extrusion, drying, and troubleshooting.
  • Testing and quality control, such as proximate analysis, amino acid profiling, microbiological testing, and contaminant screening.
  • Feeding trials and performance evaluation, with methods for growth, feed conversion, waste output, and health monitoring.
  • Circular infrastructure, including supply chains, byproduct reuse, documentation, and traceability.
Why it stands out

The book balances technical depth with practical application. It does not stop at ingredient theory or nutrition tables. Instead, it shows how to move from concept to production, from lab testing to facility workflow, and from raw material acceptance to batch release. Readers get a clear view of how ingredient choices, processing conditions, and manufacturing decisions affect fish health, feed efficiency, and environmental impact.

Case studies and implementation guides make the content especially useful for real-world operations. They provide examples of algae fermentation, blended protein systems, circular reuse of processing outputs, and quality systems that support repeatable production.

Ideal for
  • Aquafeed formulators and nutritionists
  • Feed mill managers and production teams
  • Aquaculture farm operators
  • Food and feed process engineers
  • Researchers in algae, fermentation, and crop protein systems

Useful, grounded, and systems-oriented, this volume offers a full view of how sustainable aquafeed ingredients can be developed, tested, and manufactured with confidence.

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