Emergence of Nutritional Disorders in Aquaculture

Nutritional disease poses a devastating threat to aquaculture farming, especially with the increase of intensive culture systems, as the entire diet of the cultured aquatic animals is depended on formulated feed. This threat can lead to increased production costs and loss in production quality and quantity, with possible effects also on public health and environmental safety.

Nutritional disease is a wide-ranging topic that encompasses a variety of causes for disease outbreaks, including incorrect nutrient dosages, use of contaminated raw ingredients and others. Thus, meeting the unique nutritional requirements and using supervised raw ingredient is vital in preventing nutritional disease outbreaks.

Aquaculture nutrition experts share their perspective and insights on managing nutritional disease in aquatic animals.

1. Vitamin C Deficiency in Formulated Feed – Dr. Dafna Israel, Research Manager, Phibro Aqua
2. The Effect of Level of Oxidation of Dietary Oil on Fish Feed Quality – Dr. Eran Hadas, Fish Nutritionist, Hadas AquaFeed Solutions
3. Phytic Acid – A Common Anti-Nutritional Factor in Plant Based Feeds – Dr. Ingrid Lupatsch, Innovation Specialist – Aquaculture, AB Agri Ltd, UK