special edition: aqua feed innovation
Wining and dining … fish?
Some of the novel feed ingredients that found their way into trial fish feeds this year include a wine by-product and grape pomace.
Wine remnants were evaluated for their role in potentially improve the health and immune response in grass carp. While grape pomace flour was added to feed for fish facing a disease challenge.
Some fish were more interested in dinner than drinking, and pizza by-product meal found its way into tilapia feed. The prospective ingredient was explored as a way to lower feed costs.