NEWS 14 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2024 Nofima, a leading food research institute that conducts research and development for the aquaculture industry, the fishing industry and the food industry, examined consumers' beliefs and thoughts regarding salmon. Katerina Kousoulaki, a senior scientist at Nofima, is currently leading a project aimed at creating sustainable salmon feed from algae and insect meal. In the future, the salmon industry will require a greater diversity in sustainable raw materials which are beneficial to both salmon and the environment than current options, and microalgae and insects are promising raw materials. This is why Kousoulaki has been listening in on focus groups where French consumers of salmon have discussed their beliefs and thoughts. “The respondents loved eating salmon, but did not know much about the fish,” says Kousoulaki. “My impression is that we need to educate the consumers.” It turns out that consumers know very little about Norwegian salmon. What's more, they think they “know” several things that are in fact wrong. “Everyone was sure that farmed salmon contains lots of antibiotics – which is not correct. They like to eat salmon, but they don’t know much about how it is produced,” she states. According to Kousoulaki, when the existing knowledge is lacking, it makes it even more challenging to talk about feed with new raw materials. “If you ask people what salmon eat in the wild, many will answer ‘algae’ and ‘shrimp’. However, salmon don’t eat algae, and they don’t eat much shrimp, either. They mainly feed on fish, and upriver they feed on insects,” Katerina Kousoulaki explains. “Many of the surveyed consumers had a positive attitude towards using algae in fish feed, but did not think that insects were a natural food for the salmon.” Read more>> Kemin Industries launched FORMYL™, an innovative feed additive designed to enhance swine health and productivity, in the United States. The cutting-edge solution from the Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – North America business unit reportedly uses a proprietary blend of encapsulated calcium formate and citric acid, ensuring optimal delivery and efficacy. According to the statement from Kemin, FORMYL offers numerous benefits and features, including: • Effective feed acidifier to address pathogens and promote a healthy gut environment • Non-antibiotic solution of formic acid contributes to minimizing the presence of Enterobacteriaceae challenges and Escherichia coli • Encapsulation technology that ensures safer handling and maximum impact in the animal Calcium formate was recently approved in the U.S. for use as a feed acidifying agent in complete swine and poultry feeds. Research has shown calcium formate is a highly effective feed acidifier and antimicrobial agent that can combat pathogens by damaging their cell membranes. Read more>> Nofima: Consumers distrust use of insects and microalgae in salmon feed Kemin introduces new feed acidifier for swine health in US
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