"extremely positive"
Neptune Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:NPDI.OB - News), announced what the company called "extremely positive" preliminary results from stage three trials of Ento-Protein(TM) now under way at Mississippi State University.Ernest Papadoyianis, President, stated, "The development of our Ento-Protein(TM) diet comes at a time when the National Organic Standards Board, conservationists, as well as many fish farmers, are demanding that a sustainable source of protein be identified to replace fish meal currently being taken from rapidly declining ocean species. Most research has centered on the use of vegetable derived protein sources which are inferior in digestibility and assimilation in most carnivorous fish species. These sources often lead to a significant decrease in growth in animals fed these diets. Ento-Protein(TM) is a superior dietary protein source derived from select insect species produced in a sustainable fashion under controlled conditions. Our research efforts with Mississippi State University are commencing with a program to test the use of Ento-Protein(TM) in sample diets for acceptability, digestibility, product quality, and growth rates. Our goal is to provide our industry with a high quality, sustainable protein source for aquaculture diets that complies with U.S. Organic Standards."
