May 12, 2016
Nutriad sponsors aquaculture events in South East Asia

Nutriad continues to support regional aquaculture events in South East Asia as part of its strategy to introduce specialised additive solutions into regional aquaculture markets.
In April, Nutriad sponsored the third NTU-NTOU Joint International Vietnam–Taiwan conference on Advanced Aquaculture in Nha Trang University, Vietnam, and Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2016 organised in conjunction with VICTAM ASIA in Bangkok.
The Joint International conference was held on April 5-6 and attracted over 200 Vietnamese aqua professionals from research institutes, feed mills, integrators and hatcheries and saw interests from other SEA countries.
"Nutriad has been serving Vietnamese aqua customers for almost 10 years and we see enough challenges in the industry to continue our collaboration for many years to come," said Allen Ming-Hsun Wu, Nutriad's APAC Aquaculture Manager.
Wu was invited to speak in the session chaired by Prof. Chien from National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU), Taiwan; and Dr Pham Quoc Hung, dean of Nha Trang University where he presented on "Herbal extracts as gut health modulator improves productivity and profitability of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farming."
Tilapia culture is seen in Vietnam as a potential alternative species for fish farmers who have seen their profits from catfish productions decreased drastically in recent years.
Aquafeed Horizons Asia
Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2016 took place in Bangkok, Thailand on April 5 and was organized by Aquafeed.com, in cooperation with FIAAP/VICTAM/GRAPAS 2016.
The meeting was attended by most major aquafeed players from Thailand and also attracted participants from SEA, US and Europe.
"Nutriad has been sponsoring the Aquafeed Horizons event in Asia since 2008," said Dr Peter Coutteau, Nutriad's business unit director for aquaculture. "The conference is targeting commercial aquaculture feed manufacturers and farm integrators to inform them on the latest news on formulation and processing solutions through practical talks. The organisers carefully select the speakers to bring a one-day programme focused on innovative concepts… The fact the conference was again sold out, clearly shows the formula meets the need of the industry."
Nutriad was invited to give a talk on "Functional Feeds – Bad Bug Busters to Reduce the Impact from Disease in Farmed Fish and Shrimp" where it showcased its latest research related to EMS in shrimp and phytobiotic applications in tilapia and marine fish.