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All the animals produced conform to the Quality Charter « Charte Qualité Aquaculture de France », under the control of an independent certifying body, « Veritas France ». The entire production chain follows a strict quality protocol: WATER• Management of surface and (sterile) bore-hole water resources • Recycling of rearing water, and effluent treatment (closed circuit) • Sterilization (UV) • Filtration (mechanical, biological, diatomaceous) FEED• In-house production of live prey (artemia and rotifers) • Sanitary control of external feed • Automated distribution of feed SANITARY• Respect of sanitary norms • Independent closed circuits adapted for each unit • Systematic disinfection of the circuits • Permanent internal and external checks of the water quality MORPHOLOGY• Individual checks for visible external malformation • Checks for skeletal malformation via radiography VETERINARY CONTROL• Absence of pathology on the site (approved zone) • Permanent veterinary follow-up (SAVU) • Health checks by independent laboratory and veterinary specialist. TRACEABILITY• Computer-aided management of all production • “Novafish” specialist software to ensure the strict traceability of each batch GENETIC• Improvement of growth performance and conservation of morphological characteristics via genetic selection. • “SYSAAF” selection programme. ENVIRONMENT• Decrease in quantity, and improvement in quality of the rejects (closed circuit) • Decrease in energy requirements (closed circuit) • Treatment of production rejects QUALITY CERTIFICATION• Agreed Quality Charter « Aquaculture de France » (Veritas France) • Agreed « Label Rouge » (Qualité France)
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