Farmed marine proteins for poultry feed

以鱼粉形式存在的海洋原料是幼龄农场动物的最佳营养来源之一，无论是陆生动物（尤其是幼龄肉鸡和断奶仔猪）还是水生动物。然而，海洋原料的收获（捕捞）对环境有重大影响，可持续性已经达到极限，由于长途运输，温室气体排放量很大，该部门的长期恢复力依赖于气候变化威胁下脆弱的环境平衡。此外，动物饲料行业正以每年2%至6%的速度快速增长，例如，肉鸡的产量在过去40年中增长了500%，而海洋原料的收成在过去40年中一直停滞不前。这导致了目前的海洋蛋白质原料危机。为了长期解决核心海洋蛋白质供应问题，而不是生产替代成分，Aquanzo正在开发技术，以可持续的方式在陆地上大规模生产artemia（一种海洋浮游动物），并将其加工成动物饲料行业的海洋蛋白质成分。通过种植青蒿，这种新型的动物饲料生产系统将为解决海洋蛋白质成分危机提供长期的解决方案。这将使消费者受益，因为它提供的产品不含海洋收获的成分，但又不会失去海洋成分对动物健康和农业生产力的已证实的好处。此外，利用农业副产品作为原料种植青蒿的能力将加强英国的循环经济。这将使配合饲料制造商受益，因为他们可以获得量身定制的海洋蛋白质，可持续生产，质量稳定，排放减少（精准农业系统），所有这些都是通过收获海洋蛋白质无法实现的。包括artemal作为替代蛋白质来源的全面生命周期评估（LCA），并将提供拟议解决方案可持续性的可靠量化。为了确保项目符合行业技术、环境和商业需求，传播和知识交流是这个项目的重要组成部分，包括与我们的专家顾问小组和更广泛的利益相关者合作。证明在肉鸡饲料中使用青蒿素粉（替代鱼粉）的可行性将在动物饲料工业中开辟一个新的领域。养殖的海洋蛋白质，加上昆虫和单细胞蛋白质等其他新成分，将形成一种投资组合方法，以支持英格兰、英国和更远地区强大而有弹性的动物产业的发展。

Marine ingredients, in the form of fishmeal, are one of the best sources of nutrients for young farm animals, both terrestrial (especially young broilers and peri-weaning piglets) and aquatic.However, harvesting (fishing) of marine ingredients has a significant impact on the environment, sustainability is stretched to its limits, GHG emissions are significant due to long distance transport and the long-term resilience of the sector is dependent on a fragile environmental balance under climate change threat. Additionally, the animal feed sector is growing rapidly between 2 and 6% a year, for example broiler meat production has increased 500% in the last 40 years, while marine ingredients harvests have been stagnating for the last 40 years. This has led to the current marine protein ingredient crisis.To address the core marine protein availability problem with a long-term solution, as opposed to producing alternative ingredients, Aquanzo is developing technologies to produce, sustainably, at scale and on land, artemia, a marine zooplankton and process it into marine protein ingredients for the animal feed industry. By farming artemia, this novel animal feed production system will offer a long-term solution to the marine protein ingredient crisis. It will benefit the consumers by offering a product with no ocean-harvested ingredients but without losing the proven benefits of marine ingredients inclusion for the animal's health and farming productivity. Additionally, the ability to exploit agricultural byproducts as a feedstock to grow artemia will enhance the UK circular economy. It will benefit the compound feed manufacturers by access to tailored marine proteins, sustainably produced and of constant quality with reduced emission (precision farming system), all of which are not possible from harvesting marine protein. A comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of Artemeal as an alternative protein source is included and will provide a robust quantification of the proposed solution sustainability.To ensure the project aligns to the industry technical, environmental and commercial needs, dissemination and knowledge exchange is a strong component of this project, including through engagement with our expert advisory panel and wider stakeholders. Demonstrating the feasibility of using artemia meal in starter broiler feed (replacing fishmeal) will pioneer a new sector in the animal feed industry. Farmed marine proteins, alongside other novel ingredients such as insects and single cell proteins will develop a portfolio approach to support the development of a strong and resilient animals industry in England, the UK and further afield.