NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2023 Forty companies from across the world registered for the F3 - Future of Fish Feed’s latest aquaculture feed contest — the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge. This current contest from the F3 initiative is designed to spark innovation for alternatives to krill in aquaculture feed. “We are thrilled by the vast amount of interest, both in terms of variety of products and from companies located all over the world,” said F3 Judge Kevin Fitzsimmons, a professor of environmental science at the University of Arizona. “It is gearing up to be a great competition and already highlights the fact that there are many viable replacements on the market already that we don’t need to fish krill from the wild for an ingredient in feed.” The companies that registered for the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge have a variety of high-quality products ranging from black soldier fly and algae to single-cell proteins. The next step is for the F3 judges to select the 10 companies that will compete in the 12-week comparative feeding trial in which each competitor’s marine-animal free product will be incorporated into an F3-designed, plant-based feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). To determine a winner of the $100,000 USD grand prize, the F3 judges will compare salmon weight gain, feed-conversion ratio, and survival observed for each krill replacement product. A diet containing krill meal is also included in the trial as a control. An announcement of the 10 companies selected for the feeding trial is expected in late October 2023. Read more>> Forty companies to compete in F3 Krill Replacement Challenge Anitox, one of the feed pathogen control specialists, launched the first free app to collect and present feed mill biosecurity audit records for all geographies and regulatory bodies. Dr. Enrique Montiel, Anitox’s Global Director of Nutrition and Live Production, explains: "Auditing feed mills and amassing the evidence and data needed to produce meaningful biosecurity programs can be a headache. For years our feed mill technologists have been walking facilities with customers, collecting evidence and preparing reports for regulatory and compliance bodies across the globe. That has become significantly easier, thanks to the new feed mill biosecurity audit app.” The Feed Mill Biosecurity Audit app enables mill managers and quality teams to establish a baseline for biosecurity standards by identifying areas of concern, implementing sound manufacturing practices and adhering to regulatory biosecurity requirements. Anitox is uniquely placed to produce the audit app, having a longstanding relationship with one of Europe’s leading independent feed microbial quality auditors. “Our team of feed milling technologists and technical specialists solve Salmonella, virus and other feed pathogen-related challenges on a daily basis; now that knowledge has been put the good use for the wider community. Having proven the technology with our loyal customers, we’ve decided it's too useful to keep to ourselves,” added Montiel. Read more>> Anitox launches first-ever biosecurity audit app
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