Seaweed firm, Ocean Harvest Technology Group (OHT), shared the results from four recently completed feed trials in catfish, shrimp, hens and swine. The first three trials were carried out by universities in conjunction with potential customers while the swine trial was undertaken directly by a potential customer.
Results from the catfish trial demonstrated that fish fed with OceanFeed™ Aqua in their diets had higher feed intake and weight gain, leading to a substantial increase in the final weight.
A trial with juvenile shrimp where OceanFeed™ Aqua improved both weight gain and feed efficiency, thus reducing production costs. OceanFeed™ Aqua also helped reduce mortality in a disease challenge trial run in parallel.
Trials in swine and hen also resulted in improved performance results.
These results add to the company's substantive dataset demonstrating the efficacy of OceanFeed™ in improving animal performance across a range of species and highlight the important benefits of using OceanFeed™ ingredients in a number of applications.
“We are delighted that these trials have again demonstrated the benefits of Ocean Harvest's OceanFeed™ products. Our proprietary seaweed blends are delivering strong results in animal performance and production economics in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner. OHT will continue to invest in developing our product portfolio, and we are confident that the significant benefits of our products will support future customer growth,” said Mark Williams, CEO, Ocean Harvest Technology.
