CIBA and BRC Marine Products partner to evaluate DDGS in Pacific White Shrimp diet

 Rice distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is a sustainable alternative protein source to soybean meal in aqua feeds, offering promising prospects for the future of the Indian aqua feed sector.

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the team of BRC Marine Products, Dhamana, Bhadrak district, Odisha, a seafood processing and export firm specialising in marine products. The MoU aims to evaluate the utility of rice distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in the diet of Pacific white shrimp, P. vannamei.

Dr Kuldeep Kumar Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA, highlighted the importance of alternative protein sources and stressed the necessity for diversified resources for sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

 S.N. Yadav, BRC Marine Products, Odisha, spoke about the company’s initiatives in marine product processing, aquaculture, and bio-ethanol production. He also highlighted the potential of rice DDGS as a sustainable alternative protein source to soybean meal in aqua feeds, offering promising prospects for the future of the Indian aqua feed sector.