As business leaders switch focus from biofuels and energy to food security, one convert dubs the aquafeed opportunity a needed “redeployment” of knowledge.
A commercial corn ethanol production byproduct (syrup) was used as a bacterial growth medium with the long-term aim to repurpose the resulting microbial biomass as a protein supplement in aquaculture feeds.
About 30 percent of global microalgae production goes to animal feeds, with large applications in aquaculture, particularly for larval stages.
Solid-state microbial fermentation for upgrading nutritional characteristics of raw plant materials is a potential pretreatment for animal feeds.