NZ King Salmon Working on Development of Species Specific Feed
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Scoop.co.nz.] - February 23, 2015 -
New Zealand government, research and commercial groups are aligning with international salmon experts to make salmon farming here even more sustainable.
The $5.2 million project is spearheaded by Nelson-based New Zealand King Salmon and aims to fully understand the specific dietary requirements of King salmon.
To conduct the programme, New Zealand King Salmon has brought together a research group comprising Seafood Innovations Ltd (SIL), Nelson's Cawthron Institute, the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) and Danish feed producer BioMar.
The nutritional requirements of the rare King Salmon species - farmed predominantly in New Zealand - differ considerably from the common Atlantic salmon, trout and other salmon species farmed elsewhere in the world. Currently global suppliers produce feed based on environmental and economic considerations for the latter species...
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