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Aquaculture feed from Skretting. (Photo: Skretting)
Skretting develops shrimp feed that helps avoid antibiotics
(ECUADOR, 9/14/2016)
Fish and shrimp feed producer Skretting argues that functional ingredients and innovation provide a much more sustainable platform for shrimp production than antibiotics.
Through considerable research and development, the firm ensures that the right combination of novel functional ingredients in the shrimp feeds will work in synergy to support the functioning of the immune system and to help protect shrimp against hostile threats.
“Thanks to this knowledge and expertise, we have proved that shrimp farmers do not have to rely on antibiotics and risk building up AMR (antimicrobial resistance) in their stocks,” pointed out Dr Charles McGurk, Manager of Fish & Shrimp Health at Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC).
“The functional ingredients in our feeds enable shrimp farmers to take proactive steps that will support the primary defences of their stocks against environmental threats, while also playing their part in addressing the AMR challenge. At Skretting, we believe this is the way things should be done,” Dr. McGurk stated.
For his part, Carlos Miranda, Managing Director of Skretting Ecuador, explained that the country is very proud of its shrimp farming industry, whose production is sold throughout the world, including major consumer markets like the United States, the EU and China, which is a very strong position to be in and should be protected.
Skretting's executives stress that through its support of Ecuador’s shrimp industry and to help producers’ commercial activities become more proficient and cost-effective, Skretting provides sustainable feeds that deliver positive economic, environmental and social outcomes, as well as tools that can be used to measure progress.
“To ensure the best outcomes, Skretting seeks the best combination of ingredients as well as the ideal dosages. These complete diets – built up in a systematic way to consistently improve shrimp survival – are often the result of longstanding collaborative relationships with some of the world’s leading experts on shrimp diseases and shrimp health,” highlighted Truls Dahl, Global Manager for Health Feeds at Skretting.
According to official data, AMR has reached the point that long-treatable diseases now have the potential to take lives. As a result, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has forecast that annual deaths attributable to AMR will increase from its current level of 700,000 to 10 million by 2050.
The vision of Skretting and parent company Nutreco is based on the challenge of providing enough food for a global population that is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050.
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