The aim of this project is to gather evidence of FeedKind®’s impact on salmon health, with the long-term objective of whole or partial replacement of fish meal within finfish diets
£50,000
5 Months
Salmon aquaculture is a rapidly expanding food production industry in the UK and across the globe. There is a tremendous effort to ensure that this industry develops in a sustainable and responsible manner, including the introduction of sustainable nutritional sources. FeedKind® is a novel, sustainable protein source derived from bacterial fermentation, which is being commercialised in Asia for shrimp aquaculture.
The aim of this project is to gather evidence of FeedKind®’s impact on salmon health, with the long-term objective of whole or partial replacement of fish meal within finfish diets. We hypothesise that the addition of FeedKind® to the salmon diet may modulate immunity and resilience towards external injury and disease and reduce stress, with a positive impact on the welfare of fish in aquaculture.
University of the West of Scotland