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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 >

Centrifugal sifting eliminates bottleneck in processing of oily aquaculture products

Converting from vibratory to centrifugal screening netted a 60-fold screening improvement at Epicore BioNetworks Inc. in New Jersey, USA, removing a bottleneck in the production of the company’s shrimp farm feed products. read more >

Ragworms show promise as substitute for fish meal

As the pressure on fish stocks is continuing, companies become more innovative to find alternative ingredients to feed our fish. One of these innovators is Topsy Baits, a Dutch company specialised in turning ragworms into a valuable fish diet. read more >
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