The present study was conducted to evaluate the biogenic amine contents of Iranian Kilka fish meal (KFM). A total of 10 composed samples of KFM were provided during two months sampling period from rendering units of two industrial fish meal plants in Gilan province. The biogenic amine contents including tryptamine, phenylethylamine, putrescine, cadaverine, histamine, tyramine, spermidine and spermine for each composed samples of KFM were measured by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography equipped with C18 Luna column. The data were analyzed in a completely randomized design. Each sample was examined in 6 replication. The results of this study indicated that the biogenic amine contents including tryptamine, phenylethylamine, putrescine, cadaverine, histamine, tyramine, spermidine and spermine had highly significant differences (P<0.01) among the KFM samples and their average values were 19.6, 18.3, 116.8, 145.9, 64.7, 76.4, 60.2 and 52.1 microgram per gram, respectively. The average values for biogenic amine contents of the KFM samples were highly significantly lower than those of their maximum limited allowances (P<0.01). According to the results of this experiment, it seems that KFM can be used in poultry diets without any concern.
