Industry Trends

June 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?

A new way to detect antibiotic residues in shrimp, can salmon welfare standards be applied to tilapia and catfish?, the cow favors natural over synthetic vitamin E, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

A new way to detect antibiotic residues in shrimp
TheFishSite

A new method to help food safety, quality and aquaculture labs simultaneously and accurately perform same-day testing for all five targeted antibiotic residues in farmed shrimp has been launched this week.
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Can salmon welfare standards be applied to tilapia and catfish?
TheFishSite

The results of two-year study designed to identify and strengthen best practices for animal welfare in aquaculture has been published by The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) today.
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The cow favors natural over synthetic vitamin E
FeedNavigator

When the dairy cow is fed grass with a naturally high vitamin E content, the milk’s content of vitamin E is higher than when the cow is primarily fed feed containing synthetic vitamin E, finds new research.
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Vietnam on alert for decapod iridescent virus
TheFishSite

Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has urged authorities in the country’s provinces bordering China to take preventative measures against the spread of decapod iridescent virus 1
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Why China should reform its aquaculture extension system
TheFishSite

China’s aquaculture extension system – which has been the main engine for growing the country’s aquaculture sector over the last 40 years – must overcome problems such as “insufficient funding, outmoded staff structures, and inefficient management systems” in order to ensure the long term prosperity of the sector.
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Capacity building, investment wave forecast for soy protein concentrate sector
FeedNavigator

Specialty proteins for both human food and feed demand are set to grow in the coming years, with soy protein concentrate (SPC) and pea protein at the forefront of expansion plans, finds new LMC report, Outlook for Global Protein.
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Doubling down on bacterial cold water disease survival
TheFishSite

A breeding programme based on genomic selection has more than doubled the survival rates of rainbow trout that are exposed to bacterial cold water disease (BCWD).
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Shedding new light on China’s offshore aquaculture industry
TheFishSite

New insights into the scale, production method and location of China’s marine aquaculture sector could help the country’s regulators as they attempt to ensure the sustainable development of the largest aquaculture sector in the world.
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Functional linseed fibres and their impacts on silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) nutrition
Aquaculture Nutrition

This study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the combination of different ratios of soluble and insoluble linseed fibre for silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen ).
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High hopes for low trophic aquaculture
TheFishSite

Over 100 pilot studies involving the aquaculture of low trophic species have been undertaken in the first year of AquaVitae, a major EU-funded project.
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A simple but effective alternative to traditional oyster trestles
TheFishSite

Small-scale French producers should consider growing oysters in cages in offshore locations, according to new research.
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Growth performance of pigs fed processed field pea
Animal feed news

Field pea can be used as an alternative starch and protein source for swine. Scientists from Canada and Germany conducted a study to investigate the growth performance of weaned pigs fed processed field pea.
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Trout welfare manual now free to download
TheFishSite

A new guide to help trout farmers assess the health and welfare of their stocks has been just been published in both English and Norwegian.
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Study suggests salmon benefit from krill meal
TheFishSite

Adding krill meal to the finishing diets of farmed Atlantic salmon improves both their welfare and their fillet quality according to new research.
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The safety challenges around liquid pig feeding
FeedNavigator

Preserving and maintaining the shelf life of liquid pig feed requires nutritional and microbial knowledge, says Trouw Nutrition feed safety expert.
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A diet-based breakthrough in the battle against early mortality syndrome in shrimp
TheFishSite

A new “fish-free” feed formulation holds promise for helping vannamei shrimp resist early mortality syndrome.
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Myanmar's aquaculture exports hit hard by COVID-19
TheFishSite

Myanmar’s aquaculture and fisheries sectors are suffering from the collapse in the export trade that has accompanied the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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