Sprint Mix

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

Globally there is a limited and/or fixed availability of fish oil. Consequently, the average inclusion level of fish oil in salmon diets has decreased during the last 10-15 years, however level of PCBs and dioxins in the fish flesh after consumption is still quite high. For the Norwegian salmon industry to continue to provide salmon rich in omega 3 (EPA+DHA) it is necessary that the feed industry increases research into innovative sources of EPA & DHA and develop alternative oil-mixes to standard fish oil which provide less contaminants. However, this becomes difficult when combined with the new regulations on the ban of ethoxyquin as an antioxidant to stabilize the shelf life of the feed, the recommend seven fold reduction in the tolerable weekly intake of PCBs and dioxins and competition with the omega-3 capsule industries. The main bottleneck for the introduction of novel oil raw materials in aqua feeds has been price. However, when produced at industrial scale, the price of certain products is not that far from high quality FO prices and perhaps more importantly, the consumers are willing to pay for such products today compared to 10-15 years ago. Together with a competitive price, no ethoxyquin and little to no PCBs and dioxins, certain raw materials will become the new primary ingredients in salmon feeds.