Green development of aquaculture=giving up the use of feed additives?

In recent years, there have been some misconceptions about feed and feed additives in the society. For example, to protect the ecological environment and human health and promote the green development of aquaculture, should we give up the use of feed additives?

What is the role of feed and feed additives?

Feed and feed additives are the important material basis for the development of modern animal husbandry. Without modern feed industry, there would be no vigorous development of modern breeding industry.

As the saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for people, and material is the most important thing for animals." People can't live without food, and animals can't live without material. Feed is the material basis of animal growth, reproduction and production, and also the main factor determining the productivity of aquaculture.

Feed additive is a small amount or trace substance added in the process of feed processing, production and use, which is effective in strengthening the nutritional value of basic feed, improving animal production performance, ensuring animal health, improving feed conversion efficiency and improving the quality of animal products.

Feed additives are divided into two categories.

·One is nutritional feed additive, which is a kind of insufficient substances contained in feed raw materials, such as amino acids, vitamins, mineral trace elements, etc., also known as supplements.

·The second category is non nutritive additives, which are substances that were not originally found in feed but have special effects on animals or feed.

At present, the state strictly controls the use of feed additives, and prohibits the use of antibiotics and other additives in feed that are potentially harmful to human health and survival.

Can the aquaculture industry give up the use of feed and feed additives?

The green and high-quality development of animal husbandry is inseparable from the application of feed and feed additives,

Green and high-quality development of animal husbandry is the goal and initial intention of the majority of scientific and technological workers in animal husbandry. Good feed and efficient and safe feed additives are important means to achieve green and high-quality development of animal husbandry.

The rational use of feed and feed additives and the use of green and safe feed and feed additives can achieve the goal of "green" while achieving the high-quality development of animal husbandry. Feeding safe feed is the basic condition and guarantee for the production of green livestock products.

Therefore, in the production process, good feed and feed additives can not only promote the rapid growth of livestock and poultry, but also promote the green, healthy and high-quality development of animal husbandry, which is the basis for the sustainable development of animal husbandry.