Jokumsen, Alfred (2015) Organic Trout Ova/Fry is already available from danish Hatcheries. [Økologisk æg/yngel er allerede tilgængelig på danske klækkerier.] ICROFSNews, 15 April 2015.
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One year ahead of the deadline for implementation of complete organic aquaculture life cycle - organic ova/fry is available from danish hatcheries.According to the EU Regulation on Organic Aquaculture, the fish production shall exclusively be based on organic fry from 2016. Particularly, in organic farming, medication is only allowed within very strict limits. Therefore, the robustness of the fry to diseases is crucial. Especially, this concerns the most serious trout fry disease in Danish aquaculture, Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS). The robustness of the fry seems to be related to larval developmental rate and to the dietary content of specific Ω-3 fatty acids (HUFAs). Therefore a recently launched project Robustfish are going to perform stress and RTFS tests to investigate if these two factors can be included in strategies to increase the robustness of the fry. Further, the effect on health and welfare of water treatments using approved agents in organic aquaculture is tested. RobustFish will create growth – based on organic principles and in a balance between environment, ethics and economy. However, the efforts will as well improve the productivity of the conventional trout farming by lower prevalence of RTFS, reduced medication and lower environmental impact. Connected to these efforts RobustFish also will provide needed knowledge about market conditions and consumer attitudes, including the competitive effect of increased production. Mapping the existing types of organic aquaculture products in European markets will pave the way for product development and increasing the Danish market share.
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Et år før ikrafttræden af en bestemmelse i EU bekendtgørelsen for økologisk akvakultur om at hele livscyklus skal være økologisk fra 1. januar 2016 kan økologiske ørredæg og -yngel leveres fra danske dambrug. Da medicinbehandling af økologisk ørred er uønsket og kun er tilladt i stærkt begrænset omfang, er ynglens robusthed overfor bl.a. den alvorligste yngelsygdom i dansk ørredopdræt, YDS (”yngeldødeligheds-syndrom”), særdeles vigtig. I et nyligt startet projekt - RobustFisk - vil ynglens robusthed vil blive målt i forhold til ynglens swim-up adfærd (first feeding) og performance under opvæksten. Indholdet af specifikke essentielle Ω-3 fedtsyrer i foderet til ynglen er særlig vigtig for fiskens vækst, sundhed og velfærd, herunder robusthed overfor stress. Dette skal undersøges ved stress tests samt challenge tests over for YDS. Endvidere belyses effekten af vandbehandling med godkendte hjælpestoffer i økologisk opdræt i forhold til fiskevelfærd. RobustFish vil skabe vækst - baseret på økologiske principper og i en balance mellem miljø, etik og økonomi, men indsatsen vil tillige styrke den konventionelle ørredproduktion ved lavere forekomst af YDS, reduceret sygdomsbehandling og lavere miljøpåvirkning. I sammenhæng hermed vil RobustFish også bidrage med vigtig viden om markedsforhold og forbrugerkendskab, herunder effekten af forøget produktion på pris- og konkurrencevilkår. En kortlægning af eksisterende typer af økologiske akvakultur produkter i Europa skal danne afsæt for produktudvikling og øget afsætning.
| EPrint Type: | Newspaper or magazine article |
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| Keywords: | Organic trout ova/fry |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Production systems Farming Systems > Farm economics Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Food systems > Recycling, balancing and resource management Food systems > Markets and trade Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
| Research affiliation: | Denmark > Organic RDD 2 > RobustFish |
| Deposited By: | Jokumsen, Senior Advisory Scientist Alfred |
| ID Code: | 28721 |
| Deposited On: | 29 Apr 2015 08:57 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2015 08:57 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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