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EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism

Sustainable aquafeeds

Description

This free course explores in detail the challenges of the aquafeed industry to become increasingly sustainable and, through innovation, meet the nutritional requirements of animals as well as the demands of its market. This course aims to teach participants how to: 1) identify the main nutritional requirements of fish and how they change across species; 2) recognise traditional and novel ingredients used/with potential for use in aquafeeds; 3) demonstrate an understanding of  the state of the art and future challenges in the formulation and production of new, sustainable and economical fish feed as well as knowledge of formulation trends constrain feed production technology; and 4) identify tools for assessing aquafeeds performance.

Details

Original Author(s)
GAIN project; Sparos LDA
Topic(s)
Animal Welfare, Environmental Performance, Knowledge and Innovation, Producer and Market Organisations
Geographical Coverage
European
Date
December, 2021
Source