(ABMac/Kelp
Comparison)
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to ABMac
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- ABMac
as a prophylactic delivery
diet
 | Make
fresh and on-site. |
| Excellent carrier for hormones,
medications, and vitamins |
ABMac
- - Start weaning with a protein rich diet
3-10 times that of kelp
| Reduce weaning time through increased
growth rates. Shorter weaning means shorter growouts and reduced overhead, labor, feeds
and expenses. |
| Specific attractants and kelp-like
"sheet" format promotes ease of conversion to ABMac. |
| Remains stable in water for more than
4 days. |
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- ABMac
as a selectively applied supplement
to standard growout diets or kelp.
- Still under research & development,
the application of ABMac as a general growout diet has yet to be decided, pending final production
costs, FCR (feed conversion ratio) and rate of growth for use as either
a supplemental or 100% substitution diet.
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| Preliminary trials by several abalone
farms along the coast of California indicate that animals accept and feed on this diet
once they have been acclimated to its physical properties. As recognized, ABalone normally
fed on kelp may take some time to adjust to this new format. The type of culture system
incorporated may also impact feeding habits. The diet, in its current format, is designed
as a sinking sheet. Aquafauna Bio-Marine (ABM) is currently working on a floating format
based on the same formulation. |
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