Friday, January 17, 2020
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Alltech Coppens launches next-generation starter feeds
TOP fry feed by Alltech Coppens provides key nutrients to trout during early life stages while improving water quality.
Alltech Coppens, an aqua nutrition specialist, has launched an improved range of innovative starter feeds for trout. Backed by extensive research at Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre (ACAC), TOP fry feed is shown to provide key nutrients while improving water quality.
Understanding the importance of early nutrition, Alltech Coppens advanced its range of starter feeds to support trout farmers in raising high-quality products for consumers. Research at ACAC shows that Alltech Coppens TOP fry feed has an optimised ratio between digestible protein and digestible energy (DP:DE). The result is better performance, higher protein utilisation and lower ammonia excretion, leading to improved feed efficiency and better water quality.
'We are excited about this feed and its ability to deliver optimum nutrition,' said Dr Philip Lyons, global aquaculture research manager, Alltech Coppens. 'Not only are producers able to improve performance during a critical phase, but they can also do so with an eye toward sustainability.'
Trials conducted at ACAC have shown that by reducing the digestible protein to digestible energy ratio (DP:DE) in every size of the TOP line, the protein utilisation by juvenile trout was markedly improved.
Further research shows that TOP allows the bacteria in biofilters to be more efficient, as they have to convert less ammonia per kilogram of feed. This is beneficial for RAS systems and any trout hatchery.
Two of the largest sizes of TOP feed are now available as micro-pellets that combine a slow sink rate paired with high water stability. This allows trout fry more time to eat while the water is kept cleaner.
'The Alltech Coppens research and development team has put innovation and the farmer at the centre of trials, leading to the creation of the next generation of starter feeds for trout,' added Dr Philip Lyons. 'The TOP line of products rounds out a suite of high-quality feeds designed to optimise the health and performance of fish throughout the production cycle.'
Visit the Alltech Coppens website, HERE.
The Aquaculturists
Alltech Coppens, an aqua nutrition specialist, has launched an improved range of innovative starter feeds for trout. Backed by extensive research at Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre (ACAC), TOP fry feed is shown to provide key nutrients while improving water quality.
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| Image credit: Alltech Coppens |
'We are excited about this feed and its ability to deliver optimum nutrition,' said Dr Philip Lyons, global aquaculture research manager, Alltech Coppens. 'Not only are producers able to improve performance during a critical phase, but they can also do so with an eye toward sustainability.'
Trials conducted at ACAC have shown that by reducing the digestible protein to digestible energy ratio (DP:DE) in every size of the TOP line, the protein utilisation by juvenile trout was markedly improved.
Further research shows that TOP allows the bacteria in biofilters to be more efficient, as they have to convert less ammonia per kilogram of feed. This is beneficial for RAS systems and any trout hatchery.
Two of the largest sizes of TOP feed are now available as micro-pellets that combine a slow sink rate paired with high water stability. This allows trout fry more time to eat while the water is kept cleaner.
'The Alltech Coppens research and development team has put innovation and the farmer at the centre of trials, leading to the creation of the next generation of starter feeds for trout,' added Dr Philip Lyons. 'The TOP line of products rounds out a suite of high-quality feeds designed to optimise the health and performance of fish throughout the production cycle.'
Visit the Alltech Coppens website, HERE.
The Aquaculturists
AFIA supports progress in USA China trade deal
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has released a statement commending and congratulating the US administration on the signing of a historic phase one trade agreement with China.
The US animal food manufacturing industry faces a number of challenges in this market, including those which have restricted any new US feed additive and premix products to be exported to China since 2011 and those which restrict US feed products with ruminant-origin ingredients and a number of poultry-derived ingredients.
This agreement directly addresses these constraints by streamlining and facilitating a facility registration process for feed additives, premixes and compound feed, as well as lifting the poultry and ruminant ban for animal food products. AFIA looks forward to working with industry and the appropriate US government agencies to facilitate implementation.
AFIA's president and CEO Constance Cullman stated the following, 'Addressing the non-tariff barriers that challenge our industry in the Chinese market has been a top priority for AFIA for nearly a decade. I am very excited about what this agreement means for the US animal food industry and reopening the Chinese market for our products. I'm grateful for the hard work and enduring efforts of our trade negotiators on our behalf and the administration as a whole for defending the enhancement of productive trading relationships and supporting US businesses and exports.'
AFIA's Chairman Tim Belstra commented, 'Representing AFIA and its members today at this historic signing was a stark reminder of the importance of trade and opening markets for our industry. I am elated by what this agreement represents for our industry and the many exports it will facilitate as a result. This is indeed a landmark opportunity not only for the US animal food industry, but also for the livestock and poultry industries in China to further expand their feed ingredient inputs and technology.'
Visit the AFIA website, HERE.
The Aquaculturists
The US animal food manufacturing industry faces a number of challenges in this market, including those which have restricted any new US feed additive and premix products to be exported to China since 2011 and those which restrict US feed products with ruminant-origin ingredients and a number of poultry-derived ingredients.
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| Image credit: US Department of Agriculture on Flickr |
AFIA's president and CEO Constance Cullman stated the following, 'Addressing the non-tariff barriers that challenge our industry in the Chinese market has been a top priority for AFIA for nearly a decade. I am very excited about what this agreement means for the US animal food industry and reopening the Chinese market for our products. I'm grateful for the hard work and enduring efforts of our trade negotiators on our behalf and the administration as a whole for defending the enhancement of productive trading relationships and supporting US businesses and exports.'
AFIA's Chairman Tim Belstra commented, 'Representing AFIA and its members today at this historic signing was a stark reminder of the importance of trade and opening markets for our industry. I am elated by what this agreement represents for our industry and the many exports it will facilitate as a result. This is indeed a landmark opportunity not only for the US animal food industry, but also for the livestock and poultry industries in China to further expand their feed ingredient inputs and technology.'
Visit the AFIA website, HERE.
The Aquaculturists
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