Skretting’s new global feed concept fully optimised for RAS success

Over the coming months, Skretting will roll out the RCX concept for Atlantic salmon grown in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), a range fully optimised for RAS. This new concept will significantly reduce the risks for the new growout RAS salmon sector coming on stream and highlights Skretting's long-term commitment to enable the growing RAS sector to thrive.

'Skretting's current market-leading range, RC, has been a top performer for years, and reduced the impact of indirect waste into RAS by improving faecal stability,' says Saravanan Subramanian, a Global Product Manager at Skretting. 'The next generation, RCX, takes this one step further by ensuring consistent structural integrity through certified factory auditing.'
 

Dr Saravanan Subramanian and Stuart Fyfe 
Image credit: Skretting

The Feed Production team at Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) in Stavanger has developed strict quality parameters and will audit Skretting facilities to ensure these rigorous standards are followed.

'Our team works closely with the local experts in all our plants around the world, and we conduct regular audits on our operations,' says Stuart Fyfe, Operations Team Leader at Skretting ARC. 'We have detailed analyses of the facilities that will be producing to RCX standards, and have now designed specific parameters to ensure that our customers receive optimal and consistent high quality RCX products wherever they may be.'

The new concept fully utilises Skretting's global resources and existing and RCX-specific structural integrity standards. Skretting already ensures the precise nutritional quality of feeds through a sophisticated global network, including globally-referenced near-infrared spectrometry (NIR) calibrations. 'The factory certification takes our level of quality to the next level,' continues Fyfe. 'We will have a zero tolerance for non-conformance on the physical quality of RCX feeds.'

RCX will be launched first in North America to specific customers for Atlantic salmon, followed by other locations and species around the world.

For more information visit the Skretting website, HERE.

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Bühler company profile

There are plenty of good reasons for Bühler’s success: Personal commitment, clever entrepreneurial decision-making, a high level of sensitivity to the changing needs of the market, and a core business that has become a byword for quality and consistency, founded on the distinct power to innovate.

Tackling the challenges of the period and of the market have always played a role in shaping the direction of the company. This is simply something that Buhler has always done, and when it comes to generating benefits and added value for our customers, we have always been a step ahead.

Bühler is a specialist and technology partner for plant and equipment and related services for processing basic foods and manufacturing high-grade materials. The Group is a global market leader in the supply of flour production plants, pasta and chocolate production lines, fish and animal feed manufacturing installations, and aluminium die casting systems.

The core technologies of the Group are in the field of mechanical and thermal process engineering. With its expertise and over 150 years of experience, Bühler time and again rolls out unique and innovative solutions for its customers, helping them achieve success in the marketplace.

Over the decades Bühler has come to be acknowledged as a reliable partner thanks to its distinct commitment to quality and its global presence.

Bühler Group operates in over 140 countries, has a global payroll of 7860, and generated sales revenues of CHF1907 million in fiscal 2010.

Visit the website HERE.

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International conference on integrative salmonid biology now underway

The 4th International Conference on Integrative Salmonid Biology is currently underway at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland, running from 17-20th November 2019.
 
The theme of ICISB 2019 is 'Beyond the genome: taking leaps forward in salmonid biology' to reflect the recent staggering progress in genomic resource development and exploitation since the Atlantic salmon reference genome was published in 2016.
 

The meeting provides an exciting opportunity for the international community to come together and showcase the breadth of current genome-enabled research in salmonid biology, ranging from fundamental questions in ecology, evolution and physiology to addressing the most pressing challenges for aquaculture and welfare.

SAIC is delighted to sponsor this event and we will be in attendance.

For more information visit the ICISB 2019 website, HERE.

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