Fish Feed

Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada expands with Elanco facility purchase

10-Jan-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) is expanding its research facilities on Prince Edward Island with the acquisition of Elanco Animal Health’s former aquaculture R&D site.

Special Edition: Novel Proteins

Finnish team bringing dormant SCP production process back to life for use in fish feed

02-Jan-2020 By Jane Byrne

Finnish researchers are using industrial side streams – from the forestry sector or the bioethanol industry - that contain renewable carbon sources to produce Pekilo mycoprotein, a form of single cell protein (SCP) derived from fungi.

Unibio looks to build single cell protein plant in Saudi Arabia

02-Aug-2019 By Jane Byrne

Single cell protein (SCP) producer, Unibio, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the General Investment Authority of Saudi Arabia (SAGIA) to initiate a project to produce feed proteins from methane gas in that market.

Drax and Deep Branch team up on carbon capture to feed project

17-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

UK start-up, Deep Branch Biotechnology, has completed validation work on its technology that converts carbon dioxide into a single cell protein for use in fish and monogastric feed.

Alltech first to formulate aquafeeds on net energy

31-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Alltech Coppens claims to have become the first aquafeed producer to formulate feeds for net rather than digestible energy, a strategy it says ensures “consistent performance between different batches of feed.”

Coating bacteriophage may boost stability, use as antibiotic alternative in aquafeed

13-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Applying bacteriophage to fish feeding using a WPI coating may stabilize phage delivery and boost use over time, in water, and during fish digestion, says researcher.