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The first of the small-scale feeding trials has just started with the juvenile Atlantic Salmon trial.

Juvenile Atlantic salmon have been chosen to assess the impact of Sylpro on growth shortly after first feeding of fish, when their growth rate is rapid and protein requirements high. At the start of the experiment all fish were individually weighed with all tanks starting with equal numbers of fish and biomass. At the end of the trial all individual fish will be weighed again to assess how growth performance varied across feed treatments.

In November 2018 diets were formulated for the first trials of SYLFEED.  This includes two small-scale trials, the first with juvenile Atlantic Salmon and the second with Nile Tilapia.  The two species have very different nutritional requirements since Atlantic Salmon is a carnivorous species and Nile Tilapia is an omnivorous species so unique diets must be formulated for each. 

Matis has produced 10 feed treatments with various inclusion levels of SylPro replacing current protein sources used in commercial diets. Animal trials will start beginning of 2019.

From August 25^th till August 29^th, Arbiom participated to Aqua 2018 in Montpellier. SYLFEED project was presented during the EU – EATIP day, in front of 150 people and received very good feedback and attention from the audience. In addition, Arbiom presented SylPro® at the protein & lipid sources session. SylPro® is a protein rich feed ingredient intended for feed & food applications.

More information from AQUA 2018.

Picture from https://www.was.org

Arbiom, the coordinator of SYLFEED, becomes member of Protéines France

Proteines France is a French consortium of companies that was founded in 2017. The objective is to make France a world protein leader and facilitate the introduction of plant based and alternative proteins in the French market.

More info: www.proteinesfrance.fr/en

Rise Processum has successfully produced a few kilograms of SylPro, thus reaching a first milestone in the demonstration of the SYLFEED value chain from Wood to Fish feed. Wood residues (saw dust) were used for the production of SylPro according to Arbiom protocol.

This material has been transferred to Matis in Iceland to perform compositional analysis.