Acronym ALISSA
Category
Aquaculture
Title Foundations for a healthy and sustainable diet for aquaculture fish Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
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Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
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Action (COST)
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Specific Programme (FP7)
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Institutions involved
CC - A. Coelho E Castro Lda (Portugal) ,
CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (Portugal) ,
ICBAS - Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (Portugal) ,
UAlg - University of Algarve (Portugal) ,
UTAD - University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal) ,
Start year 2015 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 858,169 Website https://www.cesam-la.pt/projetos/alissa-bases-para-uma-alimentacao-saudavel-e-sustentavel-para-peixes-de-aquacultura/ Summary European Aquaculture faces major challenges: external competition and consumer demands in terms of quality, environmental standards, and competitive prices. Feed is one of the main costs of a fish farm, and typically represents 20-50% of the operating cost. However, most commercial fish farms apply suboptimal feeding regimes. Feeding strategies have strong interactions with optimized nutrition, allowing optimal growth and health status of fish, and minimal environmental impact. Amino acids (AA) in the diet are particularly important, and their requirements are altered in situations of environmental stress, or in situations of pathology. The central objective of the ALISSA project is to develop formulations for a diet that promotes an optimal nutritional and immune condition, and within parameters of economic and environmental sustainability, in aquaculture fish. In more specific terms, the aim is to launch a highly innovative product on the market at the end of the project, and two unique services with high added value: 1) A range of supplements for fish nutrition, which allows current foods to be fortified with AA, and that allow for optimal performance and better resistance to pathogens, especially in stressful conditions, as well as recovery after infection. 2) An improved computer application to simulate the performance, biochemical composition, and environmental impacts of fish fed with different formulations and at different temperatures. 3) A service for assessing the nutritional and immune condition of fish in aquaculture, based on molecular biomarkers, and depending on their diet. The participation, in this project, of two companies and seven SCTN entities, and collaboration with potential distribution partners and customers, strengthen the potential impact of this project on the European market.
Keywords
Fish health;
Diets;
Fish;
Feed composition;
Animal welfare;
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