Fish Feeds
It is a material which is intended for consumption by the fish. Fish is a integral part of our food and it holds largest share in our daily nutrition.
Primary aim of Feeding of fish during culture is to produce maximum weight of marketable fish within the shortest time and in a least cost. The feed and the nutrition which is given to fish should be able to fulfill the energy requirements of a fish for movement and all other activities the fish engages in. It should also provide nutrients for body maintenance, growth and reproduction.
Feeding increases fish growth and makes fish farming profitable. Feeds must be nutritious and economical in any farming system and must be properly managed to be effective.
The nutrients which are required for the growth of fish include carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins and minerals. Other components of feed are fiber and moisture.
TYPES OF FEED
1) Natural food
The natural foods in a fish pond include mainly phytoplankton, and also zooplankton, detritus, insect larvae, etc.
2) Artificial/Formulated Food
Formulated or artificially prepared feeds can be used as supplementary feeds or as a secondary source of nutrients for a fish in a pond.
The natural foods in a fish pond include mainly phytoplankton, and also zooplankton, detritus, insect larvae, etc.
2) Artificial/Formulated Food
Formulated or artificially prepared feeds can be used as supplementary feeds or as a secondary source of nutrients for a fish in a pond.
- Dry foods: this kind of food is best consumable for tropical and saltwater fish. It provides the nutritions of natural food as well as supplementary nutritional feeds for the fish.
- Vacation Foods: These care the food blocks that gets dissolved and release small amount of food over the time. This kind of food is placed in aquarium while the owner is absent
- Frozen Fish food: Perishable food need to be preserved by frozen storage, these can contain a variety of ingredients such as bloodworms, Daphnia, or brine shrimp, and are commonly used to feed such fish as Discus(Symphysodon) which require a high protein diet.
The global Aqua feed market was at $55,685.0 million in 2012 and
is expected to reach $106,695.7 million by 2018, growing at the Compound Annual Growth Rate of
12.1% from 2013 to 2018. On a global scale, Asia-Pacific is the
dominating consumer geography for Aqua feed followed by Europe and North America.
Aqua feed Market Share, By Geography, 2012
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| Source: MarketsandMarkets Analysis |
Key participants in the global market include Nutriad (Belgium), Cargill
(U.S.), BioMar A/S (Denmark), Aller Aqua A/S (Denmark), Avanti Feeds
(India), and Nutreco NV (The Netherlands).
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