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How could
ABMac Augment your ABalone's Growth,
Health, Development & Survival?
Growing an ABalone
to full maturity can take several years. This becomes a tremendous endeavor when
considering labor, overhead, feeds and the risks of disease. ABMac is formulated to
optimize the Growth, Health, Development and Survival of your ABalone. From larval to
grow-out, an integrated feeding regimen with ABMac can increase growth, shorten the
grow-out period while sustaining proper health and development. All this culminates with
maximum survival which reflects directly on your bottom line. See how ABMac can become
your diet of choice.
| GROWTH
Growth is always a critical subject. In
order to maximize it, you would expect to feed your animals the highest quality feeds
available keeping in mind budgetary concerns. Then why is kelp (which only consists of
4-11% protein) the main source of protein? Answer: Kelp is cheap. Composed mostly of water
with an FCR (Feed Conversion Ratio) of about 16-18:1, kelp is the feed of choice, based
purely on price and availability. Artificial diets may not be able to compete with kelp on
price alone but consider the whole picture. Feeds are not the only expense involved.
Farming is an integrated process that includes feeds, labor and overhead. So, a reduction
in grow-out time also means a reduction in feeds, reduced labor, and lower overhead costs
like electrical (pumps, lighting, etc), wear & tear on equipment, rent, etc.. Even if
the cost/rate of growth trade off was even, your cash turn-over and flow would be
accelerated. More importantly, you are optimizing the health of your animals at no extra
cost.
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| HEALTH
The health of your animals is
partly dependent on Nutrition. For the same reason your body needs proper nutrients for
optimal health, Abalone are no different. But, what about the animals that are
borderline... the ones that consistently don't make it through the weaning stage let alone
the growout process? Marginal improvements in early stage survival delivers a great impact
at harvest. Combine this with a shorter growout time and you have begun to compound your
yields. ....
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| DEVELOPMENT
Proper development is a
double-sided concern. Without it, chances are your animals won't survive the long growout
period. A lot can happen in the years it takes to culture a marketable product... disease,
malnutrition, poor eating habits to name a few. Again, you may currently be satisfied with
the yields. After all, it's on par with what all the other growers are getting, right? But
let's look at the other side. Proper development also carries a very important aesthetic
value which is related to market quality. Inferior looking animals bring inferior prices.
Early trials indicate an enhanced red coloration in animals
fed ABMac for 60 days. If you could capture even
5% better margins or maintain market share, you would certainly impact your bottom line
performance.
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| SURVIVAL
Everything you do in the culture
process involving growth, health, and development has one goal and that is to assure the
best survival for the crop. Literature indicates that fats are not a high
requirement for abalone yet, in most marine organisms, lipid loading equates to stored
energy. In many marine forms, higher lipid levels relate to better stress coping and
resistance. In early abalone feeding trials, animals were presented prototype diets with
three levels of lipid content. While other components remained relatively the same, the
test animals preferred the highest fat diet.
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If you're interested in becoming a
sponsored commercial facility for field testing ABMac or just
want to try a free sample, let us know. We
look forward to working with you in bringing the ABalone industry out of its shell.
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