On a constant quest to grow and improve, at Dibaq Aquaculture, we allocate a large part of our resources to continuous research and development.
Due to this fundamental part of our DNA, we have been working for several years with the experimental services team at CTAQUA to formulate diets, seeking new sustainable and balanced sources of nutrition. As explained by our CEO, José Luis Tejedor del Real, ‘At the CTAQUA facilities, we conducted different nutritional tests on the main farmed species in aquaculture, such as sea bream, sea bass and sole. The RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System) test units in its wet plant allowed us to perform tests adapted to the optimal growing conditions of each species during the different pre-fattening and fattening stages at any time of the year, thoroughly controlling all the experimental variables.’.
By monitoring the growth and productivity parameters through periodic biometric sampling, in addition to studies of digestibility and physiological, chemical and histological analyses, among others, ‘we have achieved practical and efficient results, coming increasingly close to meeting the specific nutritional requirements of species’, he adds.
This research has also helped to improve essential qualities in diets concerning attraction and palatability, in addition to physical characteristics, such as stability and buoyancy in water, which are crucial for optimal feeding. These trials, whose results can be extrapolated in the short term and directly applied in production facilities, are allowing Dibaq Aquaculture to advance in an increasingly competitive market and to offer higher quality products that perfectly satisfy demand.