Olmix Group shared at the 1st International Aquaculture Congress on Shrimp Production the latest advances in research that has led the company to develop new strategies to reinforce the immune system and digestive efficiency of shrimp.
Olmix different specific polysaccharide extracts from macroalgae were tested on shrimp and showed a great impact in shrimp health and digestive welfare. Trials were carried out in India, Mexico and Vietnam applying Searup®, DigestSea and Algimun® in different stages of shrimp production.
DigestSea and Searup® benefits obtained were:
- Improved growth in all treated ponds.
- Improved feed intake in treated ponds.
- Improved survival in all treated ponds.
- Resulted in better meat quality and pigmentation in treated ponds.
- Loose muscle reduced.
- More lipid in the hepatopancreas.
- Improved tolerance to different diseases
The same innovative technology has been put into Algimun®, which combines the health boosting effects of MSP®IMMUNITY and the gut integrity of MSP®BARRIER. Algimun® significantly reduced the mortality of juvenile shrimp when challenged with V. parahaemolyticus bacteria causing APHND”.
“Algae are a source of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, pigments, vitamins and secondary metabolites. Olmix Group is an expert in algae processing from harvest to final innovative products. Thanks to a complete marine algae processing chain and a unique biorefinery process, Olmix possesses the ability to extract innovative biologically active molecules, named MSP®”, Aqua Care Manager, Maarten Jay Van Schoonhoven said.
