The Value of Menhaden Fish Meal in Practical Broiler Diets

The Effect of Feeding Four Fish Hydrolyzate Meals on Broiler Performance and Carcass Sensory Characteristics

“…This condition can be corrected by replacing a portion of the protein provided by soybean meal with a portion derived from fish. The literature concerning the use of fish meal has been extensively reviewed by Harms et al, (1961), Rand et al (1958), Waldroup et al (1965), and Anderson et al (1968). Fish meal has long been considered to contain unidentified growth factors that promote the growth of the birds (Waldroup et al, 1967;Harrison and Coates, 1972;Avila and Balloun, 1974).…”

The Effects of Fish Meal, Methionine and Different Cereal Grains in Diets of Young Turkeys

“…In experiments conducted several years ago, large increases in growth and feed efficiency of chickens resulted from the addition of fish meal to diets in the place of soybean meal on a weight or protein basis (Matterson et al, 1951;Saxena and Mc-Ginnis, 1952;Ringrose and Potter, 1952;Branion and Hill, 1953;Matterson et al, 1953). In more recent experiments in which fish meal was added to the diet in such a manner as to keep protein, calcium, available phosphorus and energy constant, the weights and feed efficiencies of chickens were essentially the same in most instances except where fish meal was apparently very high in protein quality (Harms et al, 1961;Runnels et al, 1961;Bird et al, 1962). In more recent experiments in which fish meal was added to the diet in such a manner as to keep protein, calcium, available phosphorus and energy constant, the weights and feed efficiencies of chickens were essentially the same in most instances except where fish meal was apparently very high in protein quality (Harms et al, 1961;Runnels et al, 1961;Bird et al, 1962).…”