Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

In many cases, prior to their inclusion in feed, food system by-products need some sort of refinement. Many options are being explored on how these by-products could aid in direct re-generation of food with the shortest value chain. In this study, we hypothesized that common carp raised semi-intensi...

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Main Authors: Felix Kofi Agbeko Kuebutornye, Anil Axel Tellbüscher, Petr Dvořák, Koushik Roy, Jan Mraz
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description In many cases, prior to their inclusion in feed, food system by-products need some sort of refinement. Many options are being explored on how these by-products could aid in direct re-generation of food with the shortest value chain. In this study, we hypothesized that common carp raised semi-intensively in European fishponds could convert waste resources to food directly. The 30 % ingredient replacement method was used to evaluate the digestibility of 12 local waste resources of plant origin as candidates for ‘circular feed ingredients’ for feeding pond fish. It was evident from the results that protein digestion (>70 %) is not an issue, even showing similarities between pre-treated resources (brewery wastes) and non-pre-treated resources (oilseed expellers or legumes) – but lysine or methionine decide from 20 % – 49 % utilization of digested protein from those ingredients. It is therefore, recommended that complementary combination of ingredients be explored to overcome limiting DIAAS in natural food base in ponds. In this case, rapeseed expeller and barley distillers’ grain seem to be closest candidates to fix the lysine and methionine limitation in natural pond food base. Microbial/enzymatic/mechanical pre-processed ingredients such as extract of sugar beet, brewery wastes, bakery or extruded breakfast cereals have low pollution potential (P bioavailability 50–80 %) – contrary to proteinaceous resources (oilseed expellers or broken legumes) which had P bioavailability ≤ 25 % (except pea). Bakery or breakfast cereals discards are novel sources of digestible energy for pond fish (∼400 kcal 100 g−1). Given that NDF:ADF ratio (>2:1) allow for easy fermentation in gut, besides possibly laced with microbial enzymes or some pre-hydrolysis, the undigested fibers in sugar beet, legumes, or oilseed expeller (AD carbohydrate 1–20 %) could boost pond food web through microbial upcycling. This study highlights the possibility of developing circular, less-refined semi-intensive pond fish feeds “commercially”. Such feed could enhance resource use efficiency at food-system level.
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spelling doaj-art-50b497c258ad40b8a28517c0547b51e42025-08-20T03:45:47ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342025-07-014210275310.1016/j.aqrep.2025.102753Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)Felix Kofi Agbeko Kuebutornye0Anil Axel Tellbüscher1Petr Dvořák2Koushik Roy3Jan Mraz4University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Na Sádkách 1780, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech RepublicUniversity of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Na Sádkách 1780, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech RepublicUniversity of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Na Sádkách 1780, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech RepublicUniversity of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Na Sádkách 1780, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech RepublicCorrespondence to: Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Na Sadkach 1780, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech Republic.; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters, Na Sádkách 1780, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech RepublicIn many cases, prior to their inclusion in feed, food system by-products need some sort of refinement. Many options are being explored on how these by-products could aid in direct re-generation of food with the shortest value chain. In this study, we hypothesized that common carp raised semi-intensively in European fishponds could convert waste resources to food directly. The 30 % ingredient replacement method was used to evaluate the digestibility of 12 local waste resources of plant origin as candidates for ‘circular feed ingredients’ for feeding pond fish. It was evident from the results that protein digestion (>70 %) is not an issue, even showing similarities between pre-treated resources (brewery wastes) and non-pre-treated resources (oilseed expellers or legumes) – but lysine or methionine decide from 20 % – 49 % utilization of digested protein from those ingredients. It is therefore, recommended that complementary combination of ingredients be explored to overcome limiting DIAAS in natural food base in ponds. In this case, rapeseed expeller and barley distillers’ grain seem to be closest candidates to fix the lysine and methionine limitation in natural pond food base. Microbial/enzymatic/mechanical pre-processed ingredients such as extract of sugar beet, brewery wastes, bakery or extruded breakfast cereals have low pollution potential (P bioavailability 50–80 %) – contrary to proteinaceous resources (oilseed expellers or broken legumes) which had P bioavailability ≤ 25 % (except pea). Bakery or breakfast cereals discards are novel sources of digestible energy for pond fish (∼400 kcal 100 g−1). Given that NDF:ADF ratio (>2:1) allow for easy fermentation in gut, besides possibly laced with microbial enzymes or some pre-hydrolysis, the undigested fibers in sugar beet, legumes, or oilseed expeller (AD carbohydrate 1–20 %) could boost pond food web through microbial upcycling. This study highlights the possibility of developing circular, less-refined semi-intensive pond fish feeds “commercially”. Such feed could enhance resource use efficiency at food-system level.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513425001395Nutrient digestibilityFood feed conflictCyprinus carpioWaste valorisationPlant-based fish feed
spellingShingle Felix Kofi Agbeko Kuebutornye
Anil Axel Tellbüscher
Petr Dvořák
Koushik Roy
Jan Mraz
Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Aquaculture Reports
Nutrient digestibility
Food feed conflict
Cyprinus carpio
Waste valorisation
Plant-based fish feed
title Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
title_full Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
title_fullStr Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
title_full_unstemmed Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
title_short Feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses (agri-food by-products) for development of circular pond fish feeds: An evaluation with common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
title_sort feeding value of low opportunity cost biomasses agri food by products for development of circular pond fish feeds an evaluation with common carp cyprinus carpio
topic Nutrient digestibility
Food feed conflict
Cyprinus carpio
Waste valorisation
Plant-based fish feed
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513425001395
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