New Fish Peptide Isolate FPI improves feed conversion in poultry and aquaculture
Bluewave Marine Ingredients has successfully commissioned its “first of a kind” Fish Peptide Isolate (FPi) production plant in Manta, Ecuador. The $2MM+ project is a joint venture between Marine Protein S.A.C. of Manta, Ecuador and Bluewave Management, Inc. of Panama. The JV is structured whereby Bluewave will manage IP and control product formulations, process development and sales and marketing of the Fish Peptide and Peptone products, while Marine Protein SAC will operate the plant and manage local logistics and raw material contracts.
The sanitary grade facility began commercial scale production of Peptides this summer with Ecuadorian poultry/aquaculture clients being the first to incorporate PerfectDigestTM FPi into their feed formulas. Inclusion rates of 0.5-1.0% during the first 2-4 weeks of feeding has resulted in Feed Conversion Rate (FCR) improvements of several percentage points for poultry. These results have prompted additional local poultry,shrimp,tilapia feed manufacturers and farm operators to initiate trials to determine efficacy in their own applications as well. The ease with which FCR improvements were demonstrated by local poultry producers drove the fast adoption rates in that segment, however aquaculture and swine benefit similarly the company said.
“The Bluewave process is unique in that it utilizes patent protected membrane technology and can produce highly purified peptide isolates (with zero fat content) something which no other company is currently doing in the Americas", said Mark Rottmann, COO. "Our plants are actually capable of producing human grade protein products as well”.
The Ecuador site is currently capable of producing about 600 tons/year of the Peptide product with plans to double capacity in the near future and Bluewave’s Pisco, Peru plant with 3,000+ tons of capacity is expected to come on line in the first half of 2010. Discussions for JV sites in Asia & Africa are underway as well.
All of the Bluewave plants are based on marine raw materials which qualify as “Sustainable”, as such the products can prove critical to AquaCulture companies needing to reduce the use of wild-catch fishmeal in their feed formulas.
For more information visit the company website: www.BluewavePeru.com
