Aquaculture

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The role of rendered  products in aquaculture feeds

With feed costs usually representing over half the operating cost of most finfish and shrimp farming operations, and an economic climate of steadily increasing feed ingredient and processing costs, considerable efforts have been placed by feed manufacturers on reducing feed costs through improvements in ingredient selection and feed formulation.
Non-European countries make increased use of processed animal proteins in aquafeeds. Total global compound... read more »

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The better the pellet, the better the performance

Good quality pellets have several benefits: reduced waste, less segregation in the feed, improved palatability and shorter eating periods. Also animal performance and feed efficiency can benefit from pelleting the feed. But it is not always easy to make a good quality pellet. read more >

Algae as blooming solution in food-fuel debate

In the world’s needs for food and fuel the debate concentrates on the use of food or feed crops to make fuel. The use of secondary products for fuel is stagnating. With rising fuel prices investments in alternatives such as algae seem to become economical. These aquatic plants can be used for food and fuel. AllAboutFeed talked to a US business that is already on the market with real products. read more >

The future of aquaculture

What sort of future does aquaculture have? What sort of future does any food producing industry have for that matter? The recent E-coli outbreak in Europe must be scaring food producers witless worldwide. But there are other issues. Agricultural chemicals are also impacting on seafood production, particularly at a hatchery level. read more >

Nutritional efficiency in fish fed on formulated feeds

Approximately 50% of total fish consumption is derived from aquaculture. Still much of the feed used for these fish contains fish meal and oil, although this source is very static. So it is important to formulate feeds with other protein sources and value these for use in aquaculture. read more >

Formulating fish feed using earthworms as a protein source

Formulated feeds are complete feeds which supply all the nutrients necessary for optimal growth and health of the fish in culture practices. In many areas of the world protein sources are scarce and for formulating aquafeeds earthworms as a protein source might provide an alternative to common used raw materials. read more >
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