Presenting their research at Aquaculture Europe 2013, D Raposoa et al, Universidade Tcnica de Lisboa, Portugal, evaluated the potential benefits of using shrimp and seaweeds in an intergrated multi-trophic aquaculture system.
In an exclusive interview for ThePigSite, Dr Radu Marti of Biomin explains the dangers presented by mycotoxins in feed and how mycotoxin deactivators can greatly ameliorate the risks these toxins pose to the health of farm animals and consumers of animal prote…
During their presentation at Aquaculture Europe 2013, Rui Magalhes et al, Centre of Environmental and Marine Research, investigate the use of corn distillers dried grains with solubles in fish feed for European seabass and meagre.
Scientists are seeking to improve the health benefits of rainbow trout by using dietary coriander oil along with vegetable oil to improve fatty acid composition in the fillet.
This study, by Ibrahim Diler et al, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey, is the first trial to evaluate algae meal, Ulva rigida, as an inexpensive and locally available feed ingredient in the diet of common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
In a 12-week indoor feeding trial by A. M. Abdelhamid, Al-Mansourah University and A. A. Soliman, Egypt National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, common carp fry were fed dietary graded levels (0, 1, and 2 per cent) of various medicinal plants to see w…
Use of manufactured feeds in aquaculture in Bangladesh has grown rapidly over the last five years. More than 1 million tonnes of commercially formulated feeds and 0.3-0.4 million tonnes of farm-made feeds were produced in 2012, and sectoral growth is projected…
In the present study, by Mads Kristiansen, University of Tomso, Norway, et al, the impact on gut microbiology and indigenous gut histology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) was investigated following feeding of a control and a prebiotic (EWOS prebiosal) diet…
The catfish industry has experienced a dramatic downsizing in the last several years in large part because of rapidly increasing feed cost. This increased cost is directly correlated to the increased price of soybean meal and corn the primary feedstuffs in cat…
