Industry Trends

May 2020

See what has been happening in Asia’s animal feed and health industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

How aquaculture techniques can help horseshoe crabs and human health alike, what impact do resin acids have on broiler intestinal health?, why genetics is key to the evolution of aquaculture, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

How aquaculture techniques can help horseshoe crabs and human health alike
TheFishSite

A pioneering method that uses aquaculture techniques to ensure the survival and optimum performance of horseshoe crabs that have harvested for use in the medical industry has successfully been tested and developed
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What impact do resin acids have on broiler intestinal health?
FeedNavigator

The chicken gut is constantly exposed to harmful molecules and microorganisms that endanger the integrity of the intestinal wall. Strengthening intestinal mucosal integrity is a key target for feed additives that aim to promote intestinal health in broilers, says an expert.
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Why genetics is key to the evolution of aquaculture
TheFishSite

The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology.
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alternatives sought to fishmeal use in broiler feeds in developing markets
TheFishSite

SARS-CoV-2 cannot infect aquatic food animals, meaning that these do not play a direct role in spreading COVID-19 to humans.
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Exploring the use of nanobodies to help prevent diarrhea in piglets
FeedNavigator

A Danish project, called Ablacto+, will determine the efficacy and safety of using a nanobody-based product in piglets to prevent outbreaks of E. coli induced post-weaning diarrhea.
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Could clinical chemistry revolutionise the health of farmed fish?
TheFishSite

The development of a biochemical monitoring tool that can be used to proactively manage fish health has been hailed as potentially transformational for the global aquaculture sector.
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Fermentation to fill the omega-3 gap: ‘Every metric tonne used saves many metric tonnes of wild fish’
FeedNavigator

Dutch food and biochemicals company Corbion is leveraging fermentation technology to help make aquaculture more sustainable, reducing the industry’s reliance on wild caught fish for fishmeal.
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Study questions benefits of triploid salmon
TheFishSite

Anecdotal evidence that triploid Atlantic salmon can outperform their diploid counterparts in low water temperatures has been questioned by new research conducted in Norway.
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Cutting the costs of sea lice resistance in salmon
TheFishSite

A new, cost-effective selective breeding method for improving how resistant salmon are to sea lice is being developed by a Scottish research consortium.
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Structure needs to be built into piglet feed formulations
FeedNavigator

Feed millers need to start demanding more coarse substrates from suppliers for their pelleted piglet diets, said Francesc Molist, manager, research and development, Schothorst Feed Research in the Netherlands.
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Trial backs functional trout feed
TheFishSite

Diets containing functional marine ingredients have been shown to improve the heatlh and performance of juvenile rainbow trout.
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Effects of fish origin probiotics on growth performance, immune response and intestinal health of shrimp fed diets with fish meal partially replaced by soybean meal

Aquaculture Nutrition

This study was conducted to evaluate the application of four fish origin probiotics to relieve the side effects induced by SBM in shrimp.

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Alternatives sought to fishmeal use in broiler feeds in developing markets
FeedNavigator

Farmers and researchers in developing countries are evaluating the use of fishmeal in broiler diets due to high cost and product variability.
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L-selenomethionine: a powerful antioxidant for commercial finfish aquaculture
TheFishSite

Trials with tilapia in Thailand show that diets containing L-selenomethionine increase performance and provide high protection against pathogenic pressure.
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Singapore eyes southern aquaculture expansion
TheFishSite

The government of Singapore is looking into the possibility of farming more fish in the country’s southern waters as it aims to become more self-sufficient in food production.
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China lengthens methionine anti-dumping investigation
FeedNavigator

The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) has extended the investigation period of its methionine anti-dumping case against imports of methionine originating in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan by six months, reported Evonik.
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Philippines to control juvenile crab and lobster trade
TheFishSite

The Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has introduced regulations to limit the exploitation of juvenile mangrove crabs and spiny lobsters – species which are regularly caught for on-growing in aquaculture.
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