Prairie AquaTech, an American manufacturer of animal feed ingredients, announced that its high-performance protein ingredient for aquafeed, ME-PRO®, is ready to be sold as a feed ingredient in Europe.
Animal nutrition expert, Angelo Lauwaerts of nutrition consulting firm, Salka Valka BV said that “ME-PRO satisfies supporting documentation according to FSP (GMP+) and FEFANA.”
ME-PRO was developed in the United States at Prairie AquaTech’s R&D facility in Brookings, South Dakota. With a 70% protein content, it also provides manufacturers and aqua farmers two unique features: reduction in phosphorus discharge in water (due to fish waste) and production based on non-genetically modified (non-GMO) plant protein.
“ME-PRO is important for the European aquaculture industry,” stated Prairie AquaTech CEO, Mark Luecke. “The vision for developing ME-PRO was built upon three fundamental values that apply to successful feed ingredients: responsible sourcing, high performance and positive impact on the environment. It’s really great news that we are now able to bring ME-PRO to European fish and shrimp farmers and feed mills!”
Prairie AquaTech was the 2019 winner of the Aquafeed Innovation Award for Ingredients, presented to the company during the 2019 VICTAM International Feed & Grain. Read more about the award here.
