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aquafeed farmed salmon protein
Rare Earth Global, a grower of industrial hemp for a range of sustainable products, has secured £50,000 funding from the UK's Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) to explore how hemp seeds can fit into the 'diet' of farmed salmon in Scotland
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With support from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and the University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture, the project team has begun an initial feasibility trial to assess the effects of hemp protein on fish health and well-being The influence of factors such as digestibility and nutritional value was examined
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Hemp-based protein is already sold for human consumption as a plant-based nutritional supplement, and it is also used in poultry farming, for the first time in aquaculture as a core feed ingredient
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Preliminary indications suggest that plants grown on UK soil can contain up to 50% protein, exceeding producers' minimum requirements of 35%, a move that could reduce the industry's reliance on imported raw materials such as soybeans and fishmeal
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Rare Earth Global expects to be the UK's largest cannabis processor by 2024, contracting up to 5,000 hectares of cannabis, and has already been actively engaged with some of Scotland's leading seafood and feed manufacturers
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Researchers from the Institute of Aquaculture will conduct trials at the University of Stirling facility to assess the response of salmon to different varieties of the cannabis plant, as well as the effect of the ingredient on gut bacteria and the digestive system
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