Nutrition in Aquaculture

The Scientific School will take place at Porto Conte Ricerche, Alghero (Italy), between July 9th and July 13th, 2018.
The School will have a practical slant, mainly directed to fish nutrition. To this aim, two main topics will be covered: farm management and aquafeed production. In more detail, training sessions will focus on feed formulation, production techniques and feed selection criteria, on the nutritional requirements of fish species mainly farmed in the Mediterranean region, on new farmed species, disease management, seafood quality, and environmental impact of aquaculture.
Alike good feeding practices represent a key factor for a successful farming business, also the sustainable growth of global aquaculture is strictly dependent on optimizing the aquafeed supply chain. The Scientific School "Nutrition in Aquaculture" is directed to whom is already involved in aquaculture production and aims to improve farm managements skills, but also to students, researchers and to anyone considering to join the field in the near future. Noteworthy, the School will pass important information to feed producers that are still evaluating the opportunity to invest in aquafeed production.

Theoretical lessons, visits to production plants and integrated hands-on activities will guide the candidate through practical and theoretical knowledge of aquaculture practices.

To maximize student-teacher interactions, participatory lab experiences and to provide to every participant an education of the highest quality, the number of candidates is limited to 20.

Programme

Preliminary program General AquacultureAquaculture: basic concepts and contextAquafeed: basic conceptsApplied aquaculture and innovative aquaculture feed productionFarmed fish: objective and perceived qualitySustainable feed and nutritional wellness of fish: most recent advancesEnvironmental impact of aquacultureAquaculture / Environment Interaction; Management measures for the mitigation of environmental impact; Technologies for the treatment of wastewater (removal of solids, biological systems, compaction, conditioning and storage of sediments); Recirculating systems; Reuse of sediments and by-products; Future prospects and needs for research and development.Fish NutritionGeneral aspects of nutrition applied to fish species commonly grown in the Mediterranean.Is fish what you eat? Quality of the fillet according to the composition of the feed.Replacement of fish flours and oils with sustainable alternativesAquafeedOverview of the extrusion process; Principles of Extruder Configurations;The Role of Ingredients in Extrusion Processing; Raw Materials Assessment for Extrusion Processing; The Role of the Preconditioner; The Vacuum Infusion Process; Understanding the Sink / Float Phenomena in Aquatic FeedsNew speciesOverviewFish health: ichthyopathology basic principlesFish health: biosecurity measures with some case studiesFish diseases and pathogenesisFish welfare in the farm, during transport and during stunning and slaughtering: a practical approachExperience sharing from producersContributions from companies involved in aquaculture and aquafeed productionPractical sessions and toursTours to aquaculture production plantsHands-on lab: characterizing fish qualityHands-on lab: understanding RAS systems, managing growth trialsResearch and development sessionsModern molecular approach to the characterization of fish biology in intensive farmingQuality and traceability: the role of metabolomicsGut absorption and fish microbiomeSea Urchin, sea cucumber SpeakersDennis Forte - Dennis Forte and Associates PVT. LTD. Marco Saroglia - Università dell'InsubriaAlessandra Roncarati - Università di CamerinoAndrea Fabris - Associazione Piscicoltori Italiani (Director)Fabio Brambilla - VRM Srl NaturallevaVincenzo Zonno - Tecnosea / Università del SalentoFabio Cotogni - Coop VivariumGenciana Terova - Università dell'InsubriaPaolo Melotti - Università di CamerinoRiccardo Melis - Porto Conte RicercheSilvia Siliani - Porto Conte RicercheRoberto Anedda - Porto Conte RicercheHands-on laboratory activities will be carried out by the researchers and by the expert technologists of Porto Conte Ricerche, in the presence of some panel teachers

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Registration

The registration fee is 150 euros. The registration fee includes: lectures and practicals, course material, lunches and bus transfer from/to Alghero. To register for the course please send an e-mail to [email protected] indicating as subject “NUTRA2018 registration”. Please also include a short CV and a description of your interest and motivation to participate. Registrations will be evaluated by order of arrival until reaching the maximum number of 20 participants.DeadlinesApplications must be presented by May 31st, 2018After confirmation of acceptance by e-mail, the fee can be paid by bank transfer.Payments should be made to: Recipient: Porto Conte RicercheBank Name: Banco di SardegnaIBAN: IT89R0101517200000070427713 BIC: BPMOIT22 XXXReference: NUTRA2018 ‒ Surname NameThe registration will be confirmed by e-mail after receiving the bank transfer.

Scientific Committee

Scientific DirectorRoberto Anedda - Porto Conte RicercheScientific CommitteeDennis Forte - Dennis Forte and Associates PVT. LTD. Marco Saroglia - Università dell'InsubriaAlessandra Roncarati - Università di CamerinoRoberto Anedda - Porto Conte Ricerche

Sponsor

The realization of the Scientific School "Nutrition in Aquaculture / Aquaculture and Nutrition of Fish Species" is made possible thanks to the financial contribution of Sardegna Ricerche, the agency of the Sardinia Region that promotes research, innovation and technological development (Bando Scientific School 2017/18) This event is also sponsored by Aller Aqua, an international leader fish feed production for freshwater and saltwater aquaculture. Aller Aqua has produced fish feed for more than 50 years, which makes this company one of the worlds most experienced fish feed producers, delivering some of the best products on the market, to their customers.

Venue

Porto Conte Ricerche is one of the pivotal players of the Science and Technology Park of Sardinia, and is active in complementary areas of technology: biomarker discovery, diagnostic systems and biotechnologies applied to nutrition and health.For over 15 years, the Research Centre has been developing and delivering high-tech services to companies engaged in the innovation of their production systems through industrial research, technology transfer and experimental development activities. The organization, as a subsidiary controlled by Sardegna Ricerche, manages the Tramariglio (Alghero) centre of the Science and Technology Park.The creation of services for companies in the region of Sardinia and the simultaneous development of research products of international interest represent the quality and quantity of the functions performed by Porto Conte Ricerche. The innovation, research and training activities are made possible by regional contributions and by participation in ministerial and community networking programmes with other regional, national and foreign research centres.In this context, Porto Conte Ricerche has promoted important and durable relationships with the national research system and the entrepreneurial network by creating a productive framework and offering targeted interdisciplinary activities directed to both high-tech and traditional enterprises and R&D partners.The strategies used for the achievement of the general objectives have allowed to realize a wide selection of services and equipped laboratories, configured as core facilities, which have been made available to the business and scientific context, together with the technical-scientific know-how of their own technologists. Technological laboratories allow the integrated use of experimental methodologies and protocols, aimed at industrial research, and are used for the development of knowledge, processes, products and services in many sectors of biotechnology (biomedicine, agro-industry, environment) and food technologies (quality, market, health, brands).Porto Conte Ricerche Srl has expanded its research activity towards the research and development of aquaculture since 2006, in the context of a long interaction, mutually beneficial, with local and national fish farmers, feed producers and researchers of internationally renowned reputation.The researchers at Porto Conte Ricerche have tackled the problems presented by producers exploiting a multidisciplinary approach, in an attempt to give concrete answers based on rigorous scientific methods and optimized experimental protocols. The studies carried out concerned in particular applications of analytical qualitative-quantitative chemistry, monitoring metabolisms by means of metabolomics and proteomics aimed at the study of fish growth parameters, the composition of edible part (fillet, dorsal and ventral muscle, perivisceral fat) and of the organs (liver, kidney).More recently, thanks to the interaction with other research institutes operating in the sector and with feed industries, the studies have turned to the processing and characterization of the raw materials aimed to the aquafeed industry and to the formulation, characterization and testing of feeds for aquaculture and of their impact in fish wellness and quality, with a particular attention to the formulations for fish species mostly reared in Italy and more generally in the Mediterranean Sea (sea bream, sea bass and trout).Please visit the Porto Conte Ricerche laboratories: Blue Biotechnology and NMR e Imaging