• Starfish should be harvested, at the earliest, three months before spawning to have highest protein and lowest ash content.
• High calcium levels limit the inclusion level of starfish meal in piglets’ diets to around 5%.
• Starfish meal is not organically certified but can still be used because it is not of agricultural origin.
• Starfish meal is already commercially available in Denmark.
• Diets can be optimized regarding amino acids and with lower crude protein
