Acronym MIRA
Category
Aquaculture
Title MIcrobially produced Raw materials for Aquafeed Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Olav Vadstein Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
Institutions involved
IGV - Institute for Grain Processing GmbH (Germany) ,
SINTEF-SFH - SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway) ,
SINTEF MC - SINTEF Materials and Chemistry (Norway) ,
WWU - University of Münster (Germany) ,
Start year 2014 End year 2019 Funding (€) € 1,590,900 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/239001?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=180&ProgAkt.3=BIOTEK2021-Bioteknologi%20for%20verdiskaping&source=FORISS&projectId=294594 Summary Marine microorganisms are a natural source of essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Thus cultivated microorganisms are a sustainable resource for salmon feed ingredients on both short and long term.
The overall objective of this project is to establish new knowledge on the possibility of using biotechnological production systems for realization of bacteria and photosynthtic microalgae as sustainable resource for protein and EPA/DHA in salmon feed.
Secondary objectives:
1. Establish strains of R. opacus with the ability to synthesise DHA and incorporate it in storage lipids using a synthetic biology approach
2. Establish strains of microalgae with reduced antenna size and hence improved quantum yield and increased productivity by selection and gene editing
3. Evaluate microbial raw materials as feed ingredients in digestion and growth trials with salmon
4. Make an analysis of sustainability and social acceptance of GMO and non-GMO microbial biomass for fish feed
5. Disseminate the results to the scientific community, stakeholders and the general public
Keywords
Fish;
Feed composition;
Land-based aquaculture;
Engineering;
Bacteria;
Animal feed;
Algae;
Fish oil replacement;
Genetic;
Bioprospecting;
Fish meal replacement;
Salmon;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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