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Acids are widely used to preserve fish and fish by-products, to prolong fishing t ime or to extend the storage durat ion of those fish. Christ ian Lückstädt and Rune Christ iansen have recent ly tested potassium diformate in sandeel and sardines a...
30 jun 2008
The significance of selenium (Se) in fish nutrition is markedly growing along
with the intensification of the industry. Similar to other feed industries, organic Se has been shown to be more effective in fish nutrition than the inorganic Se forms. ...
30 apr 2008

Recent trials confirm that shrimp feed supplemented with immuno-stimulating nucleotides increase disease resistance and growth. It also shows good results as a replacement of Artemia in larval feeding.

16 feb 2007

Despite the doubts about probiotics - Due to unrealistic claims, poor quality products or mode of delivery - appropriate probiotics do actually work in aquaculture production. Olivier Decamp and David Moriarty explain.

31 jan 2007
Free nucleotides in the diet of animals can be a powerful ally against stressful situations occurring at certain stages of development, either with or without associated pathologies. Gaining popularity already in pig and poultry feeding, the buildin...
09 nov 2006
Trials with hydrolysed poultry protein concentrate (HPPC) in shrimp feed not only showed an increase in performance but also better water durability of the feed pellets. Furthermore, the protein concentrate adds important chemo-attractants to the fe...
01 jun 2006
The use of organic acid salts or acid blends showed positive results in a wide variety of aquaculture species worldwide. In this article, Christian Lückstädt addresses how the use of acidifiers can be an efficient tool to achieve sustainable and eco...
01 jun 2006
Probiotics are widely used in aquaculture to combat water-borne bacterial diseases. Researchers at Lallemand Animal Nutrition have recently discovered that the proportion of a probiotic that is ingested also confers benefits on both growth performanc...
01 oct 2005
Appearance is one of the most important attributes affecting consumer choice, ranking along-side freshness. Adding naturally-occurring carotenoid pigments to feed thus has cosmetic effect, but, Argue Remi Baker and Christoph Gûnther, they also benefi...
01 apr 2005
Part 1 of Nutrition in aquaculture in the previous issue of Feed Tech discussed the macro-ingredients in fish feed. We will now have a closer look at amino acids and discuss the roles of lipids, micro-ingredients and fibre.
01 oct 2004

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