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By Gerry Whitty
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Small Ponds Serve A Big Fish

With the opening of its new aqua research facility, Cargill Animal Nutrition is better positioned to deliver nutrient-driven feedstocks to aquaculture.

Ryan Lane (l) and Daniel Barziza (r), direct activities at Cargill's new aqua research facility.

To successfully manage multiple feeding trials requires intensive recordkeeping and precise feeding protocols.

All the feed used by the cross-species research teams located at the Cargill Animal Nutrition Innovation Center is milled on-site and designed to meet the specifications of the various feed trials..

Lane adds the following, "This approach allows us to operate in a small personal way with our customers, with the support and tools of a large, global entity. It's really the best of both worlds."

Barziza is quick to point out that throughout the euphoria of opening the facility significant challenges still face the aqua vision team � the most pressing of which is sorting through all the projects in the hopper and dedicating funding to those projects which hold the most promise.

Despite that, the future looks very bright for both aquaculture and Cargill.

"Trends and issues dominating the industry landscape include addressing the availability of raw materials, food safety issues of traceability and verification, and meeting the needs of new customers with new products," says Barziza. "However, having the opportunity to have a meaningful stake in shaping how the industry responds to those issues and trends is what this facility is all about."

Cargill Animal Nutrition Aquaculture History

1990-2000 Cargill Animal Nutrition dedicates and grows full-time Aquaculture staff, primarily focused in Asia.
1996 Cargill launches LiquaLife� feed, the first liquid larval shrimp feed on the market.
2001 Cargill purchases Agribrands International with its 20 years of experience in the aquaculture industry and extensive knowledge of the Latin American shrimp market.
2004 Cargill acquires Burris Mill and Feed Inc, adding starter feed manufacturing capability and 50 years of recognized leadership in the aquaculture feed industry.
Feb 2006 Cargill purchases controlling interest in Matrix Biosciences and combines its own nutritional technology and management systems with Matrix Biosciences' strong customer base and market presence. The venture is Cargill Animal Nutrition's first fully dedicated shrimp mill in Asia and also its first operation in India.
May 2006 The AQUAXCELTM product line is launched and offers specialized feed portfolios for warm-water fish, cold-water and marine species. Floating or slow-sinking extruded micro-particles come as small as 0.8, 1.5 and 2.2 mm, sizes which are easily consumed.
May 2006 Cargill grants a royalty-bearing license to Ziegler Bros, Inc., which permits Ziegler to manufacture and sell products using Cargill's proprietary technology.
Sept 2006 Cargill Animal Nutrition constructs Aquaculture facility at its Elk River, Minn., Innovation Center, enabling nutrition research on multiple aquatic species with different life stages and environmental requirements.

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