Technology for Novel Fish Feeds is being organized by the ARRAINA project, through SPAROS and Wageningen Academy. Participants will take advantage of the wide knowledge basis gathered in the ARRAINA consortium and will also have a hands-on experience at SPAROS pilot-scale feed technology platform.
The course will deal in-depth with state-of-the art and future challenges in formulation and production of novel, sustainable and cost-effective fish feeds, with a focus on the interaction of current formulation trends (plant-rich, alternative feedstuffs, functional additives) and some feed processing constraints. The topics will be introduced by different experts from INRA, Univ.Porto, NMBU-FôrTeck, CCMAR, FEFAC, SORGAL, CLEXTRAL, BIOMAR and SPAROS.
The course will comprise:
- Theoretical modules on fish nutritional requirements, formulation and feed processing steps (size-reduction and mixing, extrusion, pelleting, microencapsulation, vacuum coating, drying and storage), alternative fish feed formulations, novel feed ingredients and global challenges for a sustainable supply, functional aquafeeds, interaction of ingredients and processing conditions on the nutritional utilization and physical quality of feeds, new tools for assessing nutritional condition in fish.
- A practical component with hands-on exercises on feed formulation, extrusion (twin-screw extruder), microencapsulation (spray-drying) and vacuum coating of fat and heat-labile additives. All equipment is at SPAROS pilot-plant.
