NCERC and CFAAS Collaborate in Fish Feeding Research
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CARBONDALE - Throughout the past decade, the NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has spearheaded the establishment of the nutritional profile of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and their impact on animal feed.
NCERC Director of Research Yan Zhang, PhD, and SIU Carbondale Assistant Professor of Aquaculture Karolina Kwasek, PhD, are leading a new collaborative research project with the Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (CFAAS) at SIUC, a world-class research facility for both freshwater and marine sciences.
Utilizing Illinois Corn Marketing Board funds, the collaborative project’s purpose is to conduct a fish feeding trial in order to expedite the usage of DDGS as a common aquafeed ingredient in the U.S., creating increased demand for more bushels of Illinois corn. The preliminary feeding trial will determine the maximum level of inclusion of DDGS produced by an Illinois-based ethanol plant in tilapia diets.
Based on the project’s results, the team plans to execute a marketing campaign to connect with U.S. aquaculture producers and aquafeed manufacturers.
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The NCERC is a nationally recognized research center dedicated to the development and commercialization of biofuels, specialty chemicals and other renewable compounds. The Center’s fully functional dry grind pilot plant and laboratories are equipped with advanced biofuels capabilities including corn fractionation, pretreatment, and a fermentation suite with 5, 30, 150 and 1500L scale-up. Facilities are staffed by industry veterans with more than 100 years of collective experience in fermentation and biofuels production. This knowledgeable team has the flexibility and expertise to design and carry out projects in any region of the advanced biofuels or specialty chemicals space. For more information, contact Courtney Breckenridge, (618) 659-6737 ext. 230, cbreckenridge@ethanolresearch.com, or visit http://www.ethanolresearch.com.
