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Fish meal

Tepung ikan

Also known in Indonesia as: fish meal, tepung ikan impor, tepung ikan lokal

Suitable for: Ruminants, Poultry, Fish

International row = Feedipedia type 65 protein; local Indonesian row = Hartadi small mixed fish meal (low confidence OCR).

Nutrition data is in Beta and has not been reviewed by experts yet. Use it as a guide, not as veterinary advice.View sources

Dry matter (DM)

92,1%

per as fed

Crude protein (CP)

70,7%

per dry matter

Crude fibre (CF)

0%

per dry matter

TDN (TDN)

70,6%

per dry matter

Nutrient content (main values)

NutrientValueBasisSources
DM Dry matter92,1% as fedP-S9
Ash Ash18,2% dry matterP-S9
CP Crude protein70,7% dry matterP-S9
EE Ether extract10% dry matterP-S9
CF Crude fibre0% dry matterP-S9
NFE Nitrogen-free extract1,1% dry matterP-S9
NDF NDF5,8% dry matterP-S9
ADF ADF0,5% dry matterP-S9
TDN TDN70,6% dry matterP-S20
ME ME ruminant3.250 kcal/kg dry matterP-S9
AMEn AMEn poultry3.466 kcal/kg dry matterP-S9
DE DE fish4.220 kcal/kg dry matterP-S20
Ca Calcium4,48% dry matterP-S9
P Phosphorus2,86% dry matterP-S9
Lys Lysine5,3% dry matterP-S9
Met Methionine1,91% dry matterP-S9

Use

Inclusion limit

No numeric maximum given in source; excessive inclusion or poor-quality meal can cause fishy taint in eggs and meat (P-S9).

Overheated or poorly processed meal can contain gizzerosine causing gizzard erosion/black vomit in poultry (P-S9). Histamine/biogenic amines from stale raw material (P-S9). Highly variable protein, ash and lipid; buy on specification (P-S9). Some jurisdictions (e.g. Australia) ban fish meal in ruminant feed (P-S9).

All values from every source (20)
NutrientValueBasisSourcesConfidenceRange
DM Dry matter92,1% mainas fedP-S9HighSD 1.8; min 83.1; max 98.9; n 1811
DM Dry matter86% as fedP-S1Low
Ash Ash18,2% maindry matterP-S9HighSD 3; min 7.3; max 33.8; n 1702
CP Crude protein70,7% maindry matterP-S9HighSD 3.3; min 57.4; max 76.3; n 103
CP Crude protein61,2% dry matterP-S1Low
EE Ether extract10% maindry matterP-S9MediumSD 1.6; min 2.1; max 16.6; n 1000
EE Ether extract7,9% dry matterP-S1Low
CF Crude fibre0% maindry matterP-S9HighSD 0.5; min 0; max 2.1; n 31
CF Crude fibre2,6% dry matterP-S1Low
NFE Nitrogen-free extract1,1% maindry matterP-S9Medium
NDF NDF5,8% maindry matterP-S9HighSD 2.6; min 3.1; max 9; n 5
ADF ADF0,5% maindry matterP-S9HighSD 0.5; min 0; max 1.6; n 7
TDN TDN70,6% maindry matterP-S20Medium
ME ME ruminant3.250 kcal/kg maindry matterP-S9Medium
AMEn AMEn poultry3.466 kcal/kg maindry matterP-S9Medium
DE DE fish4.220 kcal/kg maindry matterP-S20MediumSD 390; min 3630; max 4720; n 7
Ca Calcium4,48% maindry matterP-S9MediumSD 1.17; min 1.29; max 8.38; n 1034
P Phosphorus2,86% maindry matterP-S9MediumSD 0.42; min 1.63; max 4.63; n 1027
Lys Lysine5,3% maindry matterP-S9Mediumrange in g/16g N: SD 0.8; min 4.2; max 9.7; n 149
Met Methionine1,91% maindry matterP-S9Mediumrange in g/16g N: SD 0.4; min 1.3; max 3.4; n 116

Sources

  1. [P-S1] Hartadi H., Reksohadiprodjo S., Lebdosukojo S., Tillman A.D. Tabel-tabel dari Komposisi Bahan Makanan Ternak untuk Indonesia / Tabel Komposisi Pakan untuk Indonesia. Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta (scanned edition hosted by Lab. Ilmu Makanan Ternak, Fapet UGM; Tabel 12 proksimat). Open
  2. [P-S20] INRAE-CIRAD-AFZ. Tables of composition and nutritional values of feed materials (feedtables.com), online edition 2017-2024; individual feed pages cited in locators. Open
  3. [P-S9] Heuzé V., Tran G., Kaushik S., 2026. Fish meal. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Open

This is a guide, not an official prescription. Consult a local extension officer or veterinarian.