Tuesday, July 26, 2011

A Review: Fish Oil Replacement and Alternative Lipid Sources in Aquaculture Feeds

In the last couple of decades aquaculture has developed into a major industry and it now
contributes at least 50 percent of all the fish consumed in the world.
 


One of the biggest problems to occur with aquacultures development has been how to feed the fish. The aquafeed industry is experiencing exponential growth in many countries especially Asia with estimates of annual growth up to 30 percent. 

In modern aquaculture feeds can account for between 50 and 80 percent of the total production costs and greatly reduces the profitability of the fish farms. It is estimated that aquafeeds currently use about 90 percent of the global supply of fish oil. 

The book presents up-to-date information about the importance of lipid nutrition in finfish aquaculture, and about the availability and use of oil sources in the production of aquafeeds.

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This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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