Is a single feed sufficient for all aquaculture species?
No, fish and prawns, like humans, depend on a balanced diet to stay healthy and have different nutritional needs throughout their life cycle. Skretting produces feed that supports fish and prawns throughout their life cycle and production needs.
Skretting feeds are formulated for
- species
- Life cycle (e.g. smolt or player)
- Diet preference (e.g. carnivore, herbivore)
- environment (e.g. saltwater, freshwater, tropical, temperate)
- type of culture (e.g. ponds, cages, recirculating facilities on land)
Continuous R+D is essential to develop a comprehensive understanding of the needs throughout the life cycle of different species. For example, a juvenile carnivorous Atlantic salmon that is reared in a land-based freshwater hatchery until it reaches a size of 200 g requires a protein-rich feed to meet its fast-growing requirements, while an Atlantic salmon of harvest size (4-5 kg) is reared in a variety of sizes. a in a Sea Pen requires a diet with less protein and more fat compared to a juvenile. This is because an adult salmon does not require as much protein for growth, but it can use more energy from fat in its diet.