Title: tecnico veterinario

Association/Company: Nutri-Tech Srl

Biography:
Veterinarian, professional experience of over 40 years in Italian fish farming, mainly, but not only, freshwater farming. Field activity, next to fish farmers, collaborating with feed and pharmaceutical companies in the sector. Currently retired.

Speech session
Circularity and Sustainability in Food Production

Speech
Replace Fat with Fillet:  get more from the diet

Abstract
In energy unit terms, the fat part of the fish ‘weighs’ much more than the protein one; the caloric equivalence is more than 5:1, that is 1 g of fat tissue has more calories than 5 g of muscle tissue.  The factors contributing to obtaining a lean fish (preferred by the consumer) are genetic, management, environmental and, above all, nutritional.
Field experiences are already showing how to direct the metabolism to produce more meat and less fat deposits. There are numerous nutritional, environmental, management, health and, last but not least, economic advantages in achieving this goal.