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united STATES
- Mar 27, 2003 |
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Soy and Aquafeed -
AquaSoy Aquaculture Program |
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Four technical review
papers have been created through the Managed
Aquaculture Marketing and Research Program (AquaSoy
Initiative), funded through the United Soybean Board
and American Soybean Association.
There are four technical review papers, prepared by
aquaculture specialists, that summarize soy product
use and potential in the diets for key aquaculture
species groups:
* Use of Soybean Meal in the Diets of Marine Shrimp,
By Douglas E. Conklin, Department of Animal Science,
University of California, Davis;
* Use of Soybean Meal in the Diets of Omnivorous
Freshwater Fish, By Delbert M. Gatlin III, Department
of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and Faculty of
Nutrition, Texas A&M University System;
* Use of Soybean Meals in Diets of Salmon and Trout,
By Ronald W. Hardy, Director, Aquaculture Research
Institute, Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station,
University of Idaho;
* Use of Soybean Meal in the Diets of Non-Salmonid
Marine Fish, By Ian Forster, Oceanic Institute,
Waimanalo, Hawaii.
The AquaSoy Initiative is designed to remove the
barriers to soybean meal use in diets fed to
aquaculture species. The program has been divided into
two components, one focused on awareness, the other on
research.
The awareness program initially focuses on Southeast
Asia and India, where there are significant
opportunities to intensify production within
established aquaculture industries with the use of
soybean meal-based diets.
The focus of the research component is salmonids,
specifically rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon, and
commercial crustaceans, all of which are large
industries currently underutilizing soybean meal. The
highly integrated and collaborative nature of this
initial series of projects should result in expansion
of soybean meal into new rapidly growing existing
markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
All of these papers can be viewed at
www.soymeal.org,
or, Aquafeed Newsletter subscribers may request
them from:
editor@aquafeed.com
www.aquafeed.com
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