Beta-glucan has become a natural alternative against diseases
Aquaculture activities. (Photo Credit: The Aquaculture Communications Group)
(EUROPEAN UNION, 8/28/2013)
The introduction of alternative environmentally-friendly methods of disease control in fish through fish feed can significantly offer a significant aquaculture boost, the authors of a new study claim.
This statement arises from the first results that were released from NEMO project, whose formal name is ‘Training network on protective immune modulation in warm water fish by feeding glucans.’
This initiative, whose aim is to research the different aspects of beta-glucan (β-glucan) activity in fish, was developed between 2008 and 2012 with the participation of nine partners from the business and research industries.
NEMO project was created for the search of an effective prevention of disease as a response to increasing the animal’s overall resistance to infection and impro...
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