Veronesi is redefining nutrition in aquaculture: tailor-made functional additives designed to support fish health, immunity, and performance. A modular and transparent approach shaping the future of fish farming.
Sponsored by Veronesi
Veronesi is Italy’s reference point for livestock feed, with more than 50 years of experience in fish feed production and a presence in over 20 countries worldwide.
As global aquaculture continues to expand and production systems intensify, farmers are facing increasingly complex challenges. Variability across the sector requires more precise and adaptable nutritional strategies. In this context, modular nutrition is emerging as a key approach to optimize fish growth, health, and product quality.
Veronesi has developed a tailored nutritional strategy based on flexible, modular feed solutions. This system combines high-quality base feeds with functional ingredients that can be selected and adjusted according to the specific needs of each farming system and production stage.
The foundation of the system lies in carefully formulated base feeds designed to ensure consistency, safety, and performance. Building on this foundation, functional ingredients can be incorporated in a targeted and flexible way, depending on the production context and biological requirements.
Pigmentation strategies, for example, can be optimized through the inclusion of carotenoids, allowing producers to achieve the results. At the same time, antioxidant vitamins and other bioactive compounds contribute to maintaining physiological balance and supporting immune function.
Gut health and immune resilience can be further enhanced through the use of prebiotic compounds and yeast-derived functional fractions, which help modulate the intestinal microbiota and improve the overall robustness of the fish.
Nutritional interventions enable a more precise management of key physiological processes, improving feed efficiency and supporting consistent production performance. By combining high-quality base feeds with selected functional ingredients, modular nutrition represents a shift towards more refined and adaptable feeding strategies, allowing producers to maintain robustness and product quality across different farming conditions.
Nutrition, therefore, becomes a point of collaboration between the feed manufacturer and the farmer. Knowing which additives are included in the diet helps farmers better understand nutritional choices and evaluate more accurately the results achieved in terms of fish health and production performance.
This process is supported by a dedicated team of aquaculture specialists who work closely with farmers and technical partners in the field. Their role is to analyze production conditions, identify specific challenges, and select the most appropriate functional additives to be integrated into the feeding strategy, ensuring targeted and effective nutritional solutions.
Targeted approaches can reduce resource waste, improve feed efficiency, and minimize environmental impact, while maintaining high production standards. By combining high-quality base feeds with selected functional ingredients, modular nutrition represents a shift in perspective: feed is no longer just a source of nutrients, but a proactive tool for managing fish health, performance, and product quality.