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Dorades en mer
  • Feed efficiency
  • Periods at risk
  • Aquaculture

Biosecurity in Aquaculture: What are the Measures Designed to Prevent Diseases in Fish Farming?

Aquatic animal species are in constant interaction with potential pathogens that can strongly impair growth performance and result in significant economic…
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NIR - Near Infra Red
  • Feed performance
  • Poultry
  • Ruminants
  • Swine
  • Aquaculture
  • Rabbits

Near Infra-Red (NIR): Controlled Manufacturing of Feed Compounds

For fifteen years, the NIR (Near Infra-Red) has shaken up methods of analysis in animal nutrition. Who imagined a day when we could know the nutritional value…
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Connaissance des besoins nutritionnels
  • Feed efficiency
  • Environmental impact
  • Animal performance
  • Aquaculture

Decreasing the protein level in fish feed

Protein is a major analytical component of farmed fish flour. Both technological progress and improved knowledge of the nutritional requirements of fish have…
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Huiles essentielles
  • Feed efficiency
  • Environmental impact
  • Animal performance
  • Aquaculture

Interest of essential oils and their aromatic compounds in the development of sustainable aquaculture

Essential oils and their aromatic compounds are proven solutions to strengthen fish health. However, they remain a group of diverse molecules and a complex…
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Homme prélevant un échantillon dans un sac de premix
  • Feed performance
  • Poultry
  • Ruminants
  • Swine
  • Aquaculture
  • Rabbits

Why is it Essential to Apply a Good Method for Feed Sampling?

Good sampling of raw materials and feeds is the basic condition for validating a quality control plan. It is also the key to satisfactory regulatory control…
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  • Feed preservation
  • Finished product quality
  • Aquaculture

Mycotoxins and farm fish: an underestimated risk

Mycotoxins are toxins produced by fungal moulds. They usually develop on grains during harvest and storage. High concentrations of these metabolites can turn…
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Crevettes
  • Feed efficiency
  • Finished product quality
  • Aquaculture

Impact of shrimp physiology on feed formulation and processing

With annual production ranging around 3 to 3.5 million tonnes a year, farmed shrimp is a major aquaculture product. Shrimps are crustaceans which means that…
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Crevette mue
  • Animal welfare
  • Periods at risk
  • Aquaculture

Improving the Moulting Periods in Farmed Shrimp in order to Promote Growth

Like all crustaceans, shrimp have external skeletons or exoskeletons that limit the extent of their development. In order to grow they need to moult, that is…
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Formulation
  • Feed efficiency
  • Finished product quality
  • Aquaculture

Feed formulation is a factor of profitability in aquaculture

The formulation of aquaculture feed constitutes a major challenge to aquaculture profitability. The purpose of the formulation process is to supply the…
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deux dés avec N et H3
  • Feed efficiency
  • Environmental impact
  • Aquaculture

Reducing Ammonia Excretions in order to Enhance Fish Growth

Ammonia is the main waste product excreted by the nitrogen metabolism of fish. This metabolic phenomenon is specific to fish; it allows them to draw a maximum…
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Eau en forme de bouclier
  • Animal performance
  • Periods at risk
  • Aquaculture

Limiting Parasite Pressure in Farmed Fish

The presence of parasites can result in delayed performance, the emergence of opportunistic infections and even death in farmed fish. Experience-sharing among…
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Gilthead seabream
  • Animal performance
  • Periods at risk
  • Aquaculture

Parasites in aquaculture: how to manage them sustainably?

Parasites are a major and recurrent problem in aquaculture, with heavy economic repercussions. Some studies (Shinn et al. 2015) estimate the annual loss for…
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Pigments
  • Finished product quality
  • Aquaculture

The effects of feed on shrimp pigmentation

The pink-orange color of cooked shrimp comes from their ingested carotenoid pigments. Since they are unable to synthesize their own pigments, shrimp must find…
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Loupe avec des granulés
  • Feed preservation
  • Feed performance
  • Poultry
  • Ruminants
  • Swine
  • Aquaculture
  • Rabbits

The Carry Over Control Procedure, to Guarantee the Quality of Animal Feed

The carry over control aims to ensure livestock feed safety and to guarantee the compliance of animal feed with regulations. Still, this control is above all…
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Poissons d'élevage
  • Feed efficiency
  • Aquaculture

Protein in aquafeeds, a major cost and how to handle it

Protein is a major cost in aquafeed as aquatic animals have high protein needs compared to terrestrial animals. Furthermore, fishmeal is very often used in…
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Farine de poisson
  • Feed efficiency
  • Finished product quality
  • Aquaculture

Replacing fish meal and fish oil in aquaculture

Some aquaculture species, such as salmonids and crustaceans, are major consumers of fish meal and fish oil. Such feeds come from industrial fisheries and fish…
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Microbiote
  • Animal performance
  • Digestive safety
  • Aquaculture

Microbiota and performance in fish farming

The microbiota is the name given to all microorganisms that live in the digestive tract. The interactions between the host (the animal) and the flora it hosts …
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Bassin d'élevage de crevettes
  • Transition periods
  • Digestive safety
  • Aquaculture

Particularities of the Shrimp Immune System: What are the Impacts on Overall Stress Resistance in Shrimp Farming?

Shrimp do not have the same immune system as vertebrates. This characteristic has a significant impact on shrimp farm management: it prevents these crustaceans…
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Crevettes
  • Animal performance
  • Periods at risk
  • Aquaculture

White Feces Syndrome: latest understanding and preventive measures

Firstly described around 2010, White Feces Syndrome (WFS) is an important disease for shrimp farming in Asian countries that can cause severe mortalities and…
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Bassin élevage aquacole
  • Feed efficiency
  • Aquaculture

The Feed Conversion Ratio and Other Performance Indicators in Farmed Fish

Feed expenses are often the main budget item on fish farms. Therefore, reliable indicators are needed in order to determine the level of performance obtained…
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Aliment
  • Feed efficiency
  • Animal performance
  • Aquaculture

Setting up an efficient aquaculture feeding strategy

Feed is the largest expense in most fish farms, accounting for up to 80 % of the total costs involved in rearing cycles. Choices related to feed composition,…
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Bag of soya
  • Environmental impact
  • Poultry
  • Ruminants
  • Swine
  • Aquaculture
  • Rabbits

Managing the environmental impact of feed formulas

Environmental issues have become increasingly important on the planet. Amongst them, greenhouse gas emissions occupy a predominant place (Paris Agreement 2015…
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Elevage dorade
  • Animal welfare
  • Periods at risk
  • Aquaculture

Reducing the Effects of Stress on Farmed Fish

Fish farming techniques are designed to enable animals to fulfill their maximum growth and development potential. To this end, it is necessary to provide them…
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Bassin d'élevage de crevette
  • Animal welfare
  • Animal performance
  • Aquaculture

Increasing Density and Yield in Shrimp Farming

The density of shrimp populations in ponds has a direct impact on growth performance in aquaculture. Yet increasing the density of a shrimp farm can cause…
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