ADDCON at 14th ISFNF in Qingdao, China
ADDCON, a global leader in the production and distribution of acidifiers and preservatives for the fisheries and aquaculture sector, took part at the XIV International Symposium on Fish Nutrition & Feeding (ISFNF) in Qingdao, China in June 2010.
More than 700 scientists and practitioners in fish nutrition from all over the world met in early June for a four day conference to discuss recent developments in aquafeeds.
A wide range of topics was discussed; but also the use of acidifiers in fish feeds had a prominent place in the conference program. The unique effects of diformates, patented double salts of formic acid, were strongly underpinned during the fish nutrition symposium and were presented in the following papers. The new data were obtained in trials carried out at the APC in Norway, the University of Göttingen in Germany, the SEAFDEC in the Philippines and the USDA Auburn in the USA:
•Effect of sodium diformate and extruder temperature on nutrient digestibility in rainbow trout fed barley protein concentrate-based diets
•Dietary potassium diformate protects against heat-induced reduction of protein digestibility in a mixture of full-fat soy and wheat when used in extruded diets for Atlantic salmon (Samo salar L.)
•Sodium diformate and extruder temperature affects physical quality of barley protein concentrate-based fish feed
•Effects of dietary levels of potassium diformate on growth, feed utilization and resistance to Streptococcus iniae of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
•Effect of potassium diformate (KDF) on growth performance of male Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
•Effects of diformates on growth and feed utilization of all male Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in tank culture
ADDCON’s double salt concept is currently used in Thai-, Malaysian-, Vietnamese- and Australian aquaculture. Several new approaches have been discussed during the conference.
