Research and innovation

RESEARCH and INNOVATION

AT THE HEART OF OUR STRATEGY

Since 2018, BernAqua has become part of ADM, international specialist in animal nutrition and health with a particular focus on research and innovation.

This new structure guarantees BernAqua a long-term development, dynamic innovation research as well as a continuous field evaluation with a unique product portfolio. ADM wants to be positioned among the most innovative companies in the field of animal nutrition and health, so the Group has chosen to place innovation at the heart of its strategy. Adaptability, flexibility and responsiveness are therefore the main pillars of our innovative approach.

The innovation centre built in Brittany (France) has changed the way ADM carries out its work. Many partnerships with research institutes, universities and suppliers have been signed. The synergistic approach involving various departments will allow ADM experts to work together under a common objective.

Focus on aqua innovations

Early stage aqua feed is a priority, but it requires a real expertise and a thorough work with a true attention to detail.

BernAqua has this unique technical know-how at the pre-larvae stage in terms of the nutritional inputs.

Therefore the company is investing a lot in this area with many leadership positions in the key markets of Brazil, Mexico and Vietnam.

Biosipec-Innovative & Intensive shrimp farming for Nursery stage

BIOSIPEC is a high-tech, safe and sustainable shrimp farming model for Nursery stage developed by ADM since 2017 with a showroom in Vietnam. BernAqua strongly participated to the development of this project providing protocols for feeding and water quality management. Our nursery feed products range as MeM and WeaN and or probiotics Bactosafe are perfectly adapted to the biosipec system. Contact our experts for more information.

BIOSIPEC - INNOVATIVE & INTENSIVE SHRIMP FARMING

BernAqua’s R&D initiatives for a premium feed

BernAqua is actively contributing to the R&D initiatives in the aquaculture sector. ADM Brasil and BernAqua are working together to offer to their customers new nutritional alternatives and break some feeding paradigms.

Some tests were run on the commercial premium feed from BernAqua (MeM Prime) in one of the tilapia commercial hatcheries located in Paulo Alfonso, Brazil, which produces 3 Million/fry/month. The tests demonstrated that using MeM Prime can increase weight gain (gr/day) by 50% in average, reduce feed used for each Kg of fish produced and significantly decrease mortality rates (from 37% to 23%).

Digital technical support: InMyFarm Aqua helping farmed fish producers

ADM Group has already developed a tool for farmed fish producers, which aims to optimize technical and economic performance through the identification of the most critical points of the farm, proposals of improvements and constant follow-up. The main objective of this tablet application called InMyFarm is to help producers manage their aqua farms more systematically through analysis of various parameters, such as water quality, feeding management or health and environmental status. Thus, InMyFarm allows farmers to review their own farm performances.

The tool has been used in many fish and shrimp farms, mainly in Brazil and Mexico, and achieved incredible results by improving the uniformity of animal population, increasing growth rate, shortening cycles, improving FCR and, thereby, lowering production costs as a direct benefit.