INCREASING VALUE

THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Olivier Decamp, PhD
Farm & Feedmill Product Manager

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TILAPIA – FISH FOR PEOPLE

www.theeastafrican.co.ke

genderaquafish.org

worldfishcenter.org
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TILAPIA – INDUSTRIAL FISH

http://www.nytimes.com/

www.whatsonsanya.com

seacuisine.com/

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 TILAPIA – CHALLENGES

Tilapia pens in Laguna de Bay. www.nationalgeographic.com.

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN

Broodstock Hatchery Nursery Ongrowing Harvesting Processing Distribution

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN

Distribution

Processing

Harvesting

Ongrowing

Nursery
Output / Input
Hatchery Quality – Quantity
Broodstock Supply reliability
PR

Shorter Cycle

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DISEASE: STREPTOCOCCUS

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 Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV)

In particular note the ocular opacities,

shrunken eyes and dermal erosion and
ulceration.

Infected fish exhibit loss of appetite and a

pale coloration. Fish show a slow
swimming movement.

Images © Fish Vet Group Asia

 Francisella

Images © Fish Vet Group Asia

BENEFIT OF TECHNOLOGY

No quick fix

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN

Increased and predictable output/female

Fry performance
Quality at harvest

Hatchery Nursery Ongrowing Harvesting Processing Distribution

Broodstock

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BROODSTOCK

Genetic selection + operation output

Output per female (season, rearing

conditions, nutrition)

Egg quality (hatching, survival)

Larval quality (pathogen-free, survival

with/without challenge)

Ongrowing performance (ADG, FCR,

survival, etc)

Yield (filet %, organoleptic properties)

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BROODSTOCK

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BROODSTOCK

For both marine and freshwater

species, including tilapia, broodstock
nutrition (essential fatty acid, protien,
etc) is vital.

High quality egg

> high quality larvae
> stronger fry

Impact of rearing conditions:

Ex: Performance of formulations
varying with salinity (Lim et al 2009).

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SAFETY OF BROODSTOCK

To prevent vertical transmission of

pathogens such as Streptococcus
agalactiae and S. iniae:
- Work with screened broodstock
- Disinfect egg
- Implement biosecurity measures

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN

Larval survival
Sex reversal
Fry performance

Nursery Ongrowing Harvesting Processing Distribution

Hatchery

Broodstock

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HATCHERY

Larval survival till post sex

reversal, through nutrition and
optimization of rearing conditions

Mean Survival (%)

95

90

85

80

Improved sex reversal protocol

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Control Sanolife Pro-W Probiotic X Probiotic Y

Survival post transfer to nursery

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN
Fry performance
ADG/FCR
Survival during transfer

Ongrowing Harvesting Processing Distribution

Nursery

Hatchery

Broodstock

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NURSERY

Control of rearing conditions

(microbial, physico-chemical, etc)

Adapted nutrition

Additive/feed to booster health

status.

Benefit of Heat Shock Protein Inducer

(Beque et al, 2017)

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NURSERY

Vaccination:
- Disease (understand/monitor)
- Correct product choice
- Method (inject. – immer. - oral)
- Protocols around vaccination
procedure (site, people, fish)
- Additional benefits

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN

Fry performance
ADG/FCR

Harvesting Processing Distribution

Ongrowing

Nursery

Hatchery

Broodstock

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ONGROWING

Nutrition and feeding

management, linked to rearing
conditions, tilapia strain and cost
constraint.

Vaccination

Performance enhancer
diets/additives

Finisher diet/additive

Environmental impact

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ONGROWING

Benefit of microbial products, for

feed and/or water for improved
growth rate, health status,
survival and yield (Aly et al.,
2008).

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 TILAPIA VALUE CHAIN
Fry survival
ADG/FCR

Processing Distribution

Harvesting

Ongrowing

Nursery

Hatchery

Broodstock

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HARVESTING

Preparation of fish, with focus on

quality:
- Nutritional profile
- Taste (ex: off-flavour)
- Physical appearance

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PERCEPTION OF TILAPIA

Production efficiencies of edible protein

VS

(Costa-Pierce et al. 2012)

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 CONCLUSIONS

Increase value through holistic approach

Exploit the interaction between key components:

- Genetics
- Nutrition
- Health management
- Environmental management

Work on the whole supply chain

- Transfer benefit of one phase to the next
- Cumulative gains

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 THANK YOU

With help of colleagues from INVE, FishVet Group, Benchmark Animal Health,
Akvaforsk Genetics and Spring Genetics

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