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Issue 42 Vol 20, October 22, 2020. Previous issues are archived at www.aquafeed.com
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Salmofood on track to fish-free aquafeeds
The company has just successfully reached the first milestone of its trial to produce Atlantic salmon without marine ingredients.
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Feed additive with essential oils controls ectoparasite outbreaks in gilthead sea bream
Researchers found a 78% reduction in Sparicotyle chrysophrii abundance and its prevalence in fish fed on a diet containing essential oils of garlic, carvacrol and thymol.
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USSEC addresses soy misperceptions in its inclusion in shrimp feeds
Given the public statement that high levels of soy inclusion in shrimp feeds was the cause of White Feces Syndrome, USSEC said that it was not indicated in studies of high soy inclusion done by the U.S. soy industry.
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Low-cost formulated feed increases body weight and survival in milkfish and tilapia
The novel feed formulation by SEAFDEC/AQD incorporated minimal fishmeal and sourced locally available ingredients as an alternative protein source to make it cheaper.
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Sparos introduces feeding tables for tilapia
In addition to gilthead seabream, European seabass and rainbow trout, farmers and feed manufacturers can now get personalized feeding tables for Nile tilapia through FiT feeding tables^TM.
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ARCO partners with Feed Design Lab
The company provided a flash off conveyor to the new state-of-the-art feed production line of the Dutch research center.
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• Resilience, science-based approach and voluntary certification discussed at IFFO’s webinar
• Aquasoja calls to reduce the distance between industry and academia
• Protix, the most innovative company of the Netherlands
• Kenya to boost fish farming

Peruvian & European fishmeal
Fishmeal prices in Peru are reported to have made a jump higher as China got back into the market after their holiday period. 
Prices per m/t FOB vessel Peru port ranged from US$ 1,220/1,240 m/t for 65/66% protein to US$ 1,580/1,600 for 68% protein, 500 hist, 120 TVN. European fishmeal prices are in the range of US$1,430 – $1,600. 
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No potential hazards in Norwegian aquafeeds
The Norwegian annual survey of undesirable substances in fish feeds does not show exceedances of limit values ​​for organic or inorganic environmental toxins.
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Record levels of salmon produced in Scotland
The latest Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2019 reveals that the finfish sector is on track to achieve its sustainable growth target of 210,000 tons by 2020.
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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Interview with Carlos Díaz, CEO of BioMar
• New robot technology for quality control in aquafeed manufacturing
• Towards quantitative engineering for aquafeed extrusion process operation
• A sustainable mix of free amino acids improves shrimp feeding behavior
• Preventive additive strategies for the control of ectoparasites and secondary infections in farmed fish
• A look at the bullfrog value chain in China

Next issue: January 2021
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AFIA offers online, on-demand feed modules 
AFIA/KSU-500 “Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing” online course is now available in smaller segments online and on-demand.
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AFIA awards Bill Braman and Keith Behnke 
Braman was awarded Distinguished Service Award and Keith Behnke with Lifetime Achievement Award during the latest AFIA Board of Director virtual meeting.
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October:

• 26 – 28:   Webinars ahead of the Global Conference on Aquaculture, FAO
• 27:   How pre- and probiotics increase feed efficiency in aquaculture, Biochem
• 27:   FEEDNETICS^TM for fish farmers – evaluate aquafeeds and farming conditions, Sparos
• 27 – 29:   Aquaculture Webinar Week, Livestock Series Webinars
• 29:   Better feed conditioning for better performance, Nouryon
• 29:   Oil handling: Determining what you need and don’t need, Insta-Pro
• 30:   Aquafeed of the future, EATiP

November:

• 4:   Global emerging diseases in shrimp farming, Symposium Aquaculture Guatemala (Spanish)
• 5:   Fish feed seminar, Tietjen (Turkish)
• 12:   Cleaning and raw material preparation: Why you should always do this, Insta-Pro
• 18:   Importance of oxidative stress in aquaculture production and nutritional solutions, Adisseo
• 26:   Symposium on welfare in aquaculture

Check out our YouTube channel where you can find a list of previously held aquafeed webinars.