Tilapia is the seconf most farmed fish in the world. (Photo: Evonik)
Evonik launches new software to boost tilapia feed
(GERMANY, 6/28/2017)
Evonik announced it is to launch a new aquaculture software tool intended to enable the industry to improve efficiency in tilapia farming through optimal feed formulation.
This new tool, called AMINOTilapia®, calculates the ideal amino acid recommendations for different growth stages of tilapia considering various production features.
According to the firm, its new software helps nutritionists to formulate diets that optimally meet the animals’ needs and improve feed conversion rate, that is the efficiency with which animals utlize nutrients.
The tool is a step torwards modern diets that are formulated to balance amino acids and reduce excess dietary protein, which is usually the most costly component in feed.
Balanced diets not only increase efficiency, but also contribute to protecting the environment thanks to a reduced nitrogen excretion.
Evonik highlights that aquaculture is one of the fastest growing industries and tilapia is currently the second most produced fish worldwide, just after carp. The global production of farmed tilapia amounted to more than 5 million tonnes in 2015.
Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world and in fiscal 2016, the enterprise generated sales of around EUR 12.7 billion.
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