Do you know what fish and shrimp like to eat? We do!
Don’t be fooled by their humble appearance: feeds for fish and shrimp are precisely formulated to nurture the individual species, the stage of life they’re at, and the farming systems they are being reared in. It's not just the nutritional requirements that matter though (we’ll get into that later), feeding patterns and taste preferences do too!
Unfortunately, you can't throw food into the water and expect fish and prawns to take it for something delicious. The prawns nibble, the salmon eats it whole, the tuna just wants a soft pellet... Just as people don't like foods, fish and prawns have preferences when it comes to texture, taste, and even whether you find the food near the surface or lower down in the water column. All of these elements determine how Skretting processes ingredients into food.
Dive in with us to see what's really going on beneath the surface.
Next: How do we know what ingredients to put in the feed?
It’s not just people that require nutritionists. We have a lot of them (fish and shrimp nutritionists that is, or probably fish and shrimp nutrition scientists is more accurate). Our aquaculture feeds are created from specific recipes (technically, we call them formulations) developed by our nutrition experts.
