Patent ID: 6789502
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A01K,A23K,Y02A

Abstract:
A method of producing prey organisms for use in aquaculture, the method comprising cultivating said organisms during at least part of their life cycle in an aqueous medium comprising a feed composition having a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content of at least 30 wt % and a ratio of DHA to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) which is at least 3:1, the composition comprising a 2-75 wt % of a marine animal phospholipid-rich component comprising at least 25 wt % phospholipids; about 5-about 99 wt % of a further lipid component obtained from fish-based sources; and less than 10 wt % of free fatty acids.