Functional feeds

A traditional Chinese herbal prophylactic, containing bioavailable phytonutrients recovered from the Camellia sinensis tea bush, has been shown to protect shrimp from outbreaks of AHPND and WSSV.

Researchers are beginning to highlight the potential of immunostimulants as a sustainable disease prevention strategy for shrimp aquaculture. Here’s a run-down of how these molecules work, their origins and how they can …

Aker BioMarine has secured FDA approval for QRILL Aqua, its krill-based feed ingredient, for use in the Atlantic salmon industry.

There’s plenty of room for improvement in both shrimp feeds and genetics according to Ronnie Tan, Johan Brouwer and Willem van der Pijl.

Several prominent aquaculture players are set to talk at Phileo Microbiota Days, an event on gut health for a range of farmed animals, which is being organised by Phileo by Lesaffre on 15 and 16 June.

Modifying different plant species to create immune-boosting antigens through “molecular pharmacy” can help researchers develop new oral vaccines for aquaculture, according to a new publication.

Emerging research from India suggests that including krill meal in shrimp diets could lead to higher body weights and improved survival rates.

Emerging research has shown that nutraceuticals in aquafeed can delay the onset and progress of clinical signs of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in farmed Atlantic salmon.

Indonesia’s aquafeed producers – be they industrial players or farmers who produce feed independently – are increasingly looking towards the use of local and sustainable alternatives to fish meal and soy.

Shrimp fed diets containing FeedKind, a novel microbial protein produced by Calysta, have been shown to be more resistant to Vibrio parahaemolyticus – the source of early mortality syndrome (EMS).

New scientific studies show shrimp fed diets containing Calysta’s FeedKind protein have a significantly lower risk of contracting early mortality syndrome (EMS).

ADM hopes to expand its manufacturing capabilities and aquaculture ventures in China by bringing its Life Defense and Ocialis fish and shrimp feed to market.

Heidi Kuehnle, founder and CEO of Kuehnle AgroSystems, has developed an innovative, patented means for producing natural astaxanthin – one of the key ingredients in feeds for species including Atlantic salmon and vanname…

Asia continues to be an attractive market for investments in the aquafeed sector, despite a number of challenges, according to a new report by Rabobank.

A series of functional aquafeeds which include ingredients that promote growth and survival in a range of fish species has been launched by Aller Aqua today.

VakSea, which bio-manufactures functional feed additives for fish and shrimp, has won the won the AquaSG ‘19 conference Aquaculture Innovation Challenge.

STIM (previously Europharma) and MariCal has reached a legal settlement with Cooke Aquaculture over the company´s alleged use of the patented SuperSmolt technology and the case has been dismissed.

Lallemand has appointed two new aquaculture experts to join their nutrition teams in France in Vietnam respectively.

Nutriad, pioneer in species specific feed additive solutions for aquaculture, was one of the proud sponsors of the 11th Aquafeed Horizons ASIA 2018 (Advances in Aquafeed Processing & Formulation Workshop) that took p…