R152438 Fish Food Formulation for PremiumFishFood.docx

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Premium Fish Food for IDNR Fish Hatcheries
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24-422DNR-RESCO-B-40185
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Madison County, Illinois

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This document appears to be a fish food formulation specification for a state contract opportunity. The specification is for premium pelleted fish food to be used in the intensive culture of various cold, cool, and warm water fish species, including Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Muskie, Northern Pike, and Striped Bass Hybrids, reared at the Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery. The required feed must be an extruded diet that is easily digestible with fish meal and fish oil as the primary protein sources. The feed must be provided in a wide variety of starter and fry sizes and meet specific nutritional content guarantees. Delivery is required to the Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery in Topeka, Illinois.

The specification outlines detailed nutritional and ingredient requirements for the starter and fry fish food, including minimum crude protein, crude fat, moisture, crude fiber, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins, and ash content, as well as digestible energy ratios. Additional ingredients such as enhanced vitamin packs, natural pigments, palatability enhancers, beta-glucans, and nucleotides are also required to promote fish health and growth.

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Fish Food Formulation Premium pelleted fish food, premium starter and grower diets formulated for the accelerated production of Coho Salmon (300,000), Chinook Salmon (200,000), Steelhead Trout (75,000), Largemouth Bass (150,000), Smallmouth Bass (100,000) Muskie (50,000), Northern Pike (30,000), and Striped Bass Hybrids (25,000). This feed should be an extruded diet that is easily digestible with fish meal and fish oil as the first two ingredients. These two ingredients must provide the primary protein source that salmon, trout, muskie, pike, and bass species can grow most efficiently on. 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 and must be packaged in 40 to 50-pound bags. Fish food must be provided in a wide variety of sizes listed below and is essential for the intensive culture of cold, cool, and warm water fish species reared at Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery.

Starter Fish food, extruded crumbles, including sizes Mash (.25-.4mm), #0 (.3-.6mm), #1 (.4-1.0mm), and #2 (.8-1.2mm) must have at minimum 52-53% crude protein, minimum crude fat 18-20 %, 8.5% moisture, maximum 1% crude fiber, 1.1% sodium, 2.6% calcium, minimum 1.2% phosphorus, minimum Vitamin A 10,000 IU/Kg, minimum Vitamin D3 4,000 IU/Kg, minimum Vitamin E 350 IU/Kg,12% ash and have digestible energy ratio (MJ/KG) of 19.3. Additional ingredients should include enhanced vitamin pack, natural pigment and palatability enhancers, beta-glucans, and nucleotides to promote fish health.

Fry fish food including sized 1.2mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, and 3.0mm must have at minimum 50% crude protein, minimum crude fat 22%, 8.5% moisture, maximum 1% crude fiber, 0.8% sodium, 2.6% calcium, minimum 1.2% phosphorus, minimum Vitamin A 5,000 IU/Kg, minimum Vitamin D3 3,000 IU/Kg, minimum Vitamin E 350 IU/Kg,12% ash and have digestible energy ratio (MJ/KG) of 19.3. Additional ingredients should include enhanced vitamin pack, natural pigment, and beta-glucans to promote fish health., stimulate the immune system and enhance palatability.

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Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery 25410 North Fish Hatchery Road Topeka, IL 61567 Contact: Paul Brown 309-968-7531

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