B33837 Fish Food Formulation for RBT CCF FishFood 2023.docx

Fish Food Formulation High quality pelleted fish food, starter and grower diets formulated for the accelerated production of Rainbow Trout (90,000), Brown Trout (175,000), Channel Catfish (800,000), and Blue Catfish (80,000). This feed includes a nutrient-rich crumbled starter feed, extruded sinking salmon feed and extruded floating feed that is easily digestible. Fish meal will provide the primary protein source that trout and catfish species can grow most efficiently on. Sizes for starter feed include #0 (.3-.6mm), #1 (.5-.8mm), and #2 (.8-1.2mm). Sizes for extruded sinking fry food are 1.0 and 2.0 mm and extruded floating are 1.5 and 2.5 mm. Larger sizes of extruded sinking (3, 4, and 6 mm) and extruded floating (3.5 and 5.5 mm) are needed for rearing trout and catfish fingerlings, respectively.

The nutritional content of the feed should be guaranteed for at least twelve months from the date of manufacture when stored in a cool, dry location. Feed must be packaged in 25 pound bags or larger and the weight per bag for each size class must be uniform throughout. Feed must be packaged in standardized and palletizable bags in either kilos or pounds.

Fish food must be provided in a wide variety of sizes listed above and is essential for the intensive culture of cold and warm water fish species reared at Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery and Little Grassy.

Starter Fish food, extruded crumbles, including sizes #0 (.3-.6mm), #1 (.5-.8mm), and #2 (.8-1.2mm) must have at minimum 52% crude protein, minimum 16% crude fat, 9% moisture, maximum 3% crude fiber, minimum 1.2% phosphorus, maximum 12% ash and have digestible energy ratio (MJ/KG) of 18.2. Additional ingredients should include Vitamins A, D, B6, B12, K, and Folic Acid to promote fish health.

Extruded pelleted fry fish food including sizes 1.0 mm sinking, 1.5 mm floating, 2.0 mm sinking, and 2.5 mm floating must have fish meal as no less than the third ingredient and have at minimum 45% crude protein, minimum 16% crude fat, 9% moisture, maximum 3% crude fiber, minimum 1.0% phosphorus, maximum 12% ash and have digestible energy ratio (MJ/KG) of 17.1. Additional ingredients should include Vitamins A, D, B6, B12, K, and Folic Acid to promote fish health.

Extruded pelleted fingerling fish food including sizes 3.0 mm sinking, 4.0 mm sinking, and 6.0 mm sinking must have fish meal as one of its top 10 ingredients and have at minimum 40% crude protein, minimum 12% crude fat, 9% moisture, maximum 3% crude fiber, minimum 1.0% phosphorus, 12% ash and have digestible energy ratio (MJ/KG) of 14.6. Additional ingredients should include Vitamins A, D, B6, B12, K, and Folic Acid to promote fish health.

Extruded pelleted fingerling fish food including sizes 3.5 mm floating, 5.5 mm floating must have at minimum 32% crude protein, minimum 6% crude fat, 9% moisture, maximum 5% crude fiber, maximum 10% ash and have digestible energy ratio (MJ/KG) of 11.5. Additional ingredients should include Vitamins A, D, B6, B12, K, and Folic Acid to promote fish health.

Deliveries will be to the following locations after hatchery manager places order:

Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery (2 shipments throughout year) 25410 North Fish Hatchery Road Topeka, IL 61567 Contact: Paul Brown 309-968-7531

Little Grassy Fish Hatchery (3 shipments throughout year) 1258 Hatchery Lane Makanda IL 62958 Contact: John Zeigler 618-529-4100