Archive for Aquaculture
On August 2nd, our partner in India, Global Aqua Company, opened its new offices in the state of Tamil Nadu. Our company toork part in the inauguration. Global Aqua Company is a company specialized in products and services for aquaculture, focused mainly on shrimp farming. The Indian shrimp industry is growing rapidly in recent years, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →THE CONCEPT OF GUT HEALTH Gut Health is of vital importance to the performance of production animals. A healthy gastrointestinal tract allows to reduce or eliminate the use of antibiotic growth promoters. Gut health is the absence of disease so that the animal is able to perform its physiological functions and withstand exogenous and endogenous stressors. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Natural products boost immunity and promote gut health Global shrimp farming has grown very fast in the past 25 years. However, shrimps are very susceptible to illnesses and often the development of the industry is impaired by severe disease outbreaks. Antibiotics, which have been used in large quantities in aquaculture farming, are in many cases […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The toxicity of mycotoxins in shrimps is less studied The risk by mycotoxin contamination is often overlooked by the shrimp industry, but the reality is that shrimps are quite sensitive to mycotoxins and that the occurrence of contaminated feeds is high, especially in warm and humid climates. Research shows that in Asia 95% of the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Sea cucumber is a valued food in many Asian countries because it has many medicinal virtues according to traditional Chinese medicine. In China, sea cucumber is mainly produced in farms located in Shandong and Liaoning provinces. Apostichopus japonicus is the main cultured specie. China is the world leader of aquaculture, accounting for more than 60% […]
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Feed cost is the largest single item in animal production and accounts for 60 to 75% of the total production cost. Generally speaking, on total feed cost, raw materials that provide energy and proteins are about 90-95% of the cost, minerals and vitamins constitute 3-4% and 1-3% for various feed additives. Plant extracts as natural […]
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The livestock industry is currently moving towards a reduction in the use of antibiotic growth promoters in order to prevent the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains in humans. Feeds without antibiotics are a reality in the European Union and in South Korea now, while other countries are looking into ways to control them, such as United […]
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