Farmed marine proteins for poultry feed

海洋配料，以鱼粉的形式，是陆地(特别是幼小肉鸡和断奶仔猪)和水产动物的最佳营养来源之一。但是，海洋配料的捕捞(捕捞)对环境有重大影响，可持续性受到限制，由于长途运输，温室气体排放量很大，该部门的长期复原力取决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，肉鸡肉产量在过去40年里增长了500%，而海洋原料的收获在过去40年里一直停滞不前。这导致了目前的海洋蛋白质成分危机。为了用长期解决方案来解决核心的海洋蛋白质可获得性问题，而不是生产替代成分，Aquanzo正在开发技术，可持续地在陆地上大规模生产海洋浮游动物卤虫，并将其加工成用于动物饲料工业的海洋蛋白质成分。通过养殖卤虫，这种新型的动物饲料生产系统将为解决海洋蛋白成分危机提供长期解决方案。它将使消费者受益，因为它提供的产品不含海洋捕捞的成分，但不会失去海洋成分对动物健康和养殖生产率的已证明的好处。此外，利用农业副产品作为原料种植卤虫的能力将增强英国的循环经济。它将使配合饲料制造商受益，因为他们可以获得定制的海洋蛋白，这些蛋白是可持续生产的，具有稳定的质量和减少排放(精密养殖系统)，所有这些都不可能通过收获海洋蛋白来实现。为了确保该项目符合行业的技术、环境和商业需求，传播和知识交流是该项目的一个重要组成部分，包括通过与我们的专家咨询小组和更广泛的利益相关者的参与。证明在肉鸡饲料中使用卤虫粉(取代鱼粉)的可行性，将开创动物饲料行业的一个新领域。养殖的海洋蛋白，以及其他新的成分，如昆虫和单细胞蛋白，将开发一种组合方法，以支持英格兰、英国和更远地区强大和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.