Trout | BioMar

Covering your trout’s needs

A strong focus on feed performance and the total economic performance of fish farming has over the last 50 years made BioMar the preferred choice for trout farmers all over Europe. As the leading expert on trout nutrition, we use our knowledge of nutrition, retention, and digestibility of raw material components to produce our high quality feed. BioMar's complete trout feed programme provides feed with high nutritional value, good physical quality, and the right pellet sizes designed to meet the fish needs in all life stages and in different farming conditions.

Choosing the right feed

It matters to choose the right feed according to production setup and scope.

Best Economic Performance

The path to increased financial yield

The prices of feed raw materials and of farmed species fluctuate for many reasons. When both costs and income fluctuate, it is crucial that the farmer can choose products that provide the best financial end result – tailored to meet the circumstances.

By means of adapted feed composition, feed choice and feeding regime, we can offer a unique support system based on documentation beyond comparison: the Best Economic Performance model. The customer defines the performance goals and BioMar adapts the product strategy to fit these demands

Feeding all stages

Nutritional requirements vary through the life cycle of each single species.

BioMar's feed ranges cover the special needs in the full life cycle from egg to harvest of both fresh water and marine fish species, and of shrimp.

Starting with the LARVIVA diets for hatcheries and a number of specific types of fry feeds we offer a large variety of transfer feeds and grower feeds developed to match the nutritional needs of specific species in various farming conditions.

On top, we offer specially enriched broodstock feeds, conditioning the brood stock to deliver highest quality eggs and by this securing the best possible start for a new cycle.

BioRhythmic feeding

Good production results are based on informed choices

Our BioRhythmic feeding concept helps to achieve the best possible production results when growth rate, feed conversion rate and survival are very important parts of the picture.

For optimised performance, the daily energy intake must be maximised throughout the production cycle. It matters to choose a feed that maintains the appetite at a high level, irrespective of environmental changes like temperature and light conditions.

Furthermore, it is essential to choose a diet with an energy level that is closely adapted to the growth potential in the various stages of production. It is equally important to apply an optimal feeding regime ensuring the amount of feed needed from day to day to reach production targets is available.

Fish health

Our research prioritises strategies for the development of diets supporting fish health.

We care about the health of fish, fish farmer’s finances and the healthy reputation that farmed fish deserve and on which the industry relies.

BioMar aims to offer a range of functional diets effective against the most serious production disorders, and covering the entire production cycle for a large number of farmed species.

Our research on one species is very often relevant for another. This is especially applicable in terms of fish health, where functional diets tend to have a broader spectrum of use with respect to species than grower feeds do.

Recirculation systems

Specialised feeds for farming in Recirculation Aquaculture Systems

Farming in recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) gives an opportunity for maximising farming conditions, reducing emissions of nutrients to the aquatic environment, reducing water consumption and for farming with a high level of bio-security.

BioMar was the first to develop a specialised feed for RAS farms: ORBIT.

ORBIT delivers maximum feed performance, maximises the return on invested capital for the farmer, and it improves the environmental balance by reducing emissions to the aquatic environment and by focusing on a sustainable use of raw materials.

ORBIT feeds are available for farming of trout and salmon. We continue developing this feed concept to cover more species.

Product ranges

Starters

The optimal start

BioMar's starter feed ranges cover all the nutritional needs of farmed fish during the first life stages. Our ranges are based on superior quality raw materials, contain high protein levels, balanced amino-acid and fatty acid profiles, vitamins and micronutrients.

Due to the specially developed composition, our starter ranges consistently out-perform in feed trials with excellent feed conversion, growth, and low mortality results. By improving the performance of the fish, BioMar's starter feed contributes to increased production profitability.

BioMar’s starter ranges contain Bactocell®. In addition, our studies, as well as many independent scientific publications show that the use of probiotics in the feed also enhances the general health status of the fish and increases digestibility of the feed.

Furthermore, a unique production process ensures an optimal sinking speed, well adapted to the eating behaviour of the fry. The result is an optimal growth rate and good feed conversion.

Our production process also emphasizes physical quality with well calibrated sizes as well as absence of dust. Good physical quality assists in maintaining a clean and healthy aquatic environment for the fry.

Growers

Focus on feed performance

BioMar grower feeds of different digestible energy levels are available to farmers to provide flexibility in production and financial objectives. Determining which digestible energy level is optimal for a given farmer will depend on the farming intensity as well as the production setup and scope. Increasing digestible energy (DE) in the feed improves the feed conversion rate (FCR) under the condition that the feed includes the corresponding digestible protein (DP) and the optimal essential amino acid levels needed for growth. Farmers using feeds with higher digestible energy and can potentially use less feed for a given biomass produced. To achieve this goal, a fine tuning of the feed management is also required.

Broodstock

Preparing the next generation

BioMar's broodstock feed is specially formulated to provide key nutrients that will be transferred from the mother's diet to the egg reserves stored in the yolk. Our broodstock feed ranges (not available in Norway) support production of nutrient-rich eggs which hatch into high performing fry. In addition, it contains immunomodulating ingredients and other micronutrients, which promote good condition of the broodstock to increase success of future egg production.

Functional

More than only nutrition

BioMar's functional feed research aims at securing animal welfare, fish farmer's finances and the healthy reputation that farmed fish deserve and on which the industry relies. BioMar is aiming to offer fish farmers around the world a complete range of functional feeds. Our research efforts focus on finding the best quality ingredients to both help support theimmune-system of fish and contribute to rapid recovery.

Recirculation

The environment-friendly solution

BioMar's innovative RAS feed, ORBIT, is designed for increased growth of the fish and capacity of the biofilter. By focusing on a high level of digestibility and high, precise levels of essential nutrients, fecal stability is increased and waste discharge is reduced resulting in the optimal total economic performance

Local product ranges

Targeted Solutions

Trout Targeted solutions (item 1, L pic.) Functional feeds

Functional Feeds

Fish health is about animal welfare, preserving the fish farmer’s finances and the healthy reputation that farmed fish deserve and on which the industry relies. BioMar’s fish health research is a closely coordinated global activity with a high degree of synergy. Research on one species is very often relevant for another. This is especially applicable in terms of health, where functional feeds tend to have a broader spectrum of use with respect to species than standard grower feeds do. BioMar is aiming to offer fish farmers around the world a complete range of functional feeds, effective against the most serious production disorders, and covering the entire production cycle for a large number of farmed species. The way to go is often to combine feeds that help support the immune-system of fish with feeds contributing to rapid recovery. We make research and documentation for all the markets in which we are represented.

Trout Targeted solutions (item 2, R pic.) ORBIT - Recirc.

ORBIT - special feed for recirculation systems

BioMar’s ORBIT provides the optimal feed performance combined with optimal biofilter performance. Careful selection of raw materials for balance of highly digestible amino acids reduces the amount of waste and ammonia output. The reduction in waste allows for increased biomass production resulting in an improved return on investment.

BioMar Retention Technology

P&S: Retention Technology (item, L pic.)

The performance potential of the feed depends heavily on process knowledge.

Feed for aquaculture is a concentrated package of nutrients and energy designed to provide rapid, healthy and cost-effective growth, and prime quality end products.

Through the BioMar Retention Technology (BRT) project we have learned that process conditions in the feed production itself have a very strong impact on the feed's structure and physical properties.

BRT focuses specifically on nutrition related to process technology. The knowledge package BRT will ensure taking the maximum performance potential out of any feed formula.

Services

BioFarm

BioFarm - adding value to your business

Exploiting the growth potential of the farmed species used to be a bottleneck for profitable aquaculture activity. Today, our feeds are optimised to potentially deliver a feed performance that fully can exploit this potential.

BioMar’s technical support systems and our BioFarm team provide guidance for appropriate nutrition and feeding strategies. BioFarm team members are specialised in farming technology, recirculation systems, water quality, and energy efficiency as well as sustainability, eco-efficiency analysis, life cycle analysis, and environmental impact assessment.

Logistics

Logistics - Delivering the right feed to the right place on time

We always strive to live up to our reputation for delivering efficient logistics services and to deliver the right feed to the right place on time.

While doing so, we focus on minimising our environmental footprint. The world's first cargo ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been operated by BioMar since 2012 is only one example showing our ambition on reducing our environmental impact.