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Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Structured phospholipids from microalgae with improved bioactivity; a new approach to prevent obesity related disorders in pets 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 Rolf Kristian Berge Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
UiB - University of Bergen (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2014 End year 2016 Funding (€) € 1,028,708 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/233735?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=450&TemaEmne.2=Kommersialisering Summary The aging pet population and our unhealthy life style are creating new market opportunities in the feed supplement market. Today, obesity in pets is fought using expensive low fat, low carbohydrate diets or using vaccines and drugs that have some unwanted side effects. The overall goal of this project is to make a novel feed ingredients based on bioactive phospholipids that contain specific fatty acids. Our pet supplement will lead to weight loss as well as having similar effects as omega-3. Compared to t he current approaches, the product from this project aims to both deliver essential omega-3 fatty acids and modified fatty acids. Therefore, feed ingredients based on this novel lipid will be unique on the market, having the same positive effects as omega -3, as well as boosting the metabolism leading to weight loss and better cardiac health. Natural lipids are dietary components with documented bioactive effects on metabolic pathways of importance for health and well-being. Modified synthetic fatty acids containing a sulfur atom in odd positions such as tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) have metabolic properties resulting in similar, but more potent beneficial metabolic effects. More than 18 million pets are at risk of early death due to poor diets, and in fact obesity and chronic diseases are affecting half of the pet population. The recent humanization of companion animals has been a strong driver in the way consumers generally perceive pet products and brands. Label claims and ingredients found in human diets, such as EPA/DHA omega-3s, attract pet owners who want to provide the very best for their pets. This has resulting in a billion-dollar supplement market that is growing to an estimated $2 billion in 2015. We expect get a share of this market by hav ing a unique product that leads to weight loss, and which has improved effects compared to omega-3 containing feeds, and therefore appeals to manufacturers of animal feed and nutritional supplements
Keywords
Bioprospecting;
Bioactive compounds;
Animal feed;
Market;
Animal welfare;
Marine Region
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