Fysiologiske effekter av krill i salmonider

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

The project aims to demonstrate benefits of krill meal towards improving stress performance, stress tolerance and welfare in salmonids. The results are highly relevant for the aquaculture industry, both national and internationally as Rainbow Trout is of increasing importance for the industry due to the high value of trout as source of healthy seafood. It is also important as the industry needs to utilize more sustainable ingredients. Production of RBT is often done in temperatures and condition outside of the optimal temperature range for trout farming, and climate change is threatening the conditions further. On background of previous studies with salmon where addition of krill meal enhances the stress tolerance and health of salmon we aim to demonstrate that the addition of krill meal could be a part of the preventive measures in feed, which is a sensitive tool to improve fish welfare, and by improving growth and health also be cost efficient and sustainable