(Changwon=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jeong-hoon = Gyeongnam Rural Technology Institute announced on the 29th that it has developed an eco-friendly ornamental fish feed using insects.
The main component of existing ornamental fish feed is fish meal made from fish by-products.
The Rural Technology Institute has made ornamental fish feed using brown mealworm powder instead of fish meal.
Brown mealworms are edible insects recognized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
The Rural Technology Institute explained that manufacturing ornamental fish feed with protein-rich brown mealworm powder can enhance growth and breeding capabilities.
The Rural Technology Institute has patented the technology for manufacturing ornamental fish feed with brown mealworm powder and announced that it will transfer the technology to related companies to promote commercialization.
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