Azomite Australia

A Natural Source of Minerals and Trace Elements
AZOMITE™ And Shrimp


On-Farm Demonstration in Chonburi Province, 2002

Shrimp Study - Growth Graph

 

Comments: Test weighings of shrimp at 60, 70 and 80 days showed a marked difference in the growth rates of test vs control. The study director then started feeding AZOMITE™ feed to the control shrimp. After day 80 the graph shows the growth rate of the control shrimp (now eating AZOMITE™ feed) was parallel to the test shrimp on AZOMITE™ from start.

 

Shrimp Study - Economic Analysis

Parameter AZOMITE™ pond Control pond
Total harvest 915.4 kg 833.7 kg
Shrimp price 186 baht/kg 149 baht/kg
Total income 170,264 baht 124,221 baht
Feed cost 37,455 baht 34,395 baht
Fry cost 20,000 baht 20,000 baht
Fuel cost 20,000 baht 20,000 baht
Other cost 50,000 baht 48,000 baht
Profit 42,809 baht 1,826 baht

 

Black Tiger Shrimp
( with and without AZOMITE™ )

  • Larval shrimp were grown until they reached PL 15 stage, and then 6 ponds, average surface area of 3,667 M2/HA per pond, were seeded with the PL 15 for a cultivation study. 3 Ponds served as Controls and 3 Ponds were treated with AZOMITE? (Trial)

  • Cultivation was done for 120 days, and both groups received identical feeds (GROBEST)

  • Shrimp were seeded at a density of 30 PL/M2

  • The soil in Trial ponds was treated with AZOMITE? at the rate of 200 Kg/HA

  • Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Phytoplankton & Zooplankton Populations, Growth Rate and Survival were measured

pH and Dissolved Oxygen in Black Tiger Study

 

Phytoplankton (Food for Shrimp) Population (Cell/Litre)

 

Zooplankton Population, Individual/M2
(Many Copepod, Cladocera and Rotifier, Food for Shrimp)

 

Growth of Black Tiger Shrimp
( with and without AZOMITE™ )

 

Survival of Black Tiger Shrimp
( with and without AZOMITE™ )

 

Overall Conclusion about Black Tiger Shrimp Study

  • AZOMITE™ improved Growth Rate (17.5%) and Survival (35%)

  • Zooplankton and Phytoplankton levels were improved substantially by treatment

  • Dissolved oxygen was improved, but the amount of improvement varied from morning to afternoon, and only insignificant changes in pH were noted in treated ponds

  • Overall, the economics of treating bottom soil of ponds is highly favored.

Status of AZOMITE™ for Aqua

  • Shrimp & Fin Fish Requirements, Current During Peak Season
    • Thailand uses @ 80-90 tons/month
    • Taiwan uses @ 10-15 tons/month
    • India uses @ 10-20 tons/month
    • Indonesia uses @ 20-30 tons/month
    • China uses @ 3 tons/month
    • Vietnam uses @ Awaiting Approval from Govt.
    • TESTING IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES

     

Does a plausible explanation exist for the observed benefits in
Pigs, Poultry, Shrimp and Tilapia?

This required the examination of individual minerals and elements in AZOMITE™

Macro and Micronutrient Content of AZOMITE™

Macronutrients Micronutrients
Calcium - 5.17% Boron - 29 ppm
Magnesium 0.78% Chlorine - 840 ppm
Nitrogen - 0.15% Copper - 13.5 ppm
Phosphorus - 0.15% Iron - 1.37%
Potassium - 5.18% Manganese - 0.02%
Sulfur - 0.21% Molybdenum - 12 ppm
  Nickle - 2.27 ppm
  Zinc - 64.3 ppm

 

Recognized as Beneficial
in Animals

 Others in Product
Aluminum - 11.4% Iodine - 3.2 ppm
Cobalt - 22.3 ppm Vanadium - 9.35 ppm
Silicon - 64.2% Lanthanum - 257 ppm
Selenium - 0.8 ppm Cerium - 360 ppm
Chromium - 7.8 ppm Praseodymium - 27 ppm
   

 

AZOMITE™ REE Composition

REE Earth AZOMITE™ Comment
Ce 46 ppm 360 ppm 782%
La 18 257 1430%
Pr 5.5 26.75 486%

 

REE impact plants and animals at the level of
enzymes and structural proteins

  • Depress innate immune histaminic activity
    • La is a natural antihistamine (lower @ 50% of the overactive response), Gruner etal. 1991
  • Stimulate macrophage activity
    • REE enhance movement of macrophage to infection and irritation sites, Southwick, 2003
  • Depress enzymes that metabolize aflatoxin
    • Palasz & Czekaj, 2003
  • Stimulate protein synthesis in muscle & immune system
    • Various references in scientific literature
  • Stimulate glucose and amino acid uptake from gut
    • Stevens & Kneer, 1988

     

Pure La, Ce, Pr in Swine Test
He and Rambeck (2000) Arch. Animal Nutr. 53: 323-334

Item Control 25 mg Ce + La+ Pr
No. Pigs
No. Reps		 24
12 		12
6
ADG (g/d) 285 292 (102.5%)
Net Kg Change 9.94 10.21 (102.7%)
F/G 2.02 1.95 (96.5%)
Ratio of Ce, La, Pr in test is identical, but 6-fold higher, than concentration in AZOMITE™

 

Positive Responses to AZOMITE™

Vertebrates
Mammals 		Some Fish, Birds
Crustaceans Shrimp
Echinoderms Sea Cucumber
Plants Compositae, Angiosperms
Fungi Mushrooms
Single-Cell Yeast

 

Final Conclusion

  • AZOMITE™ is a unique product that may act as a partial antidote to toxins in plants and animals. It also acts as a toxin binder.

  • AZOMITE™ stimulates protein synthesis in all species. Probably due to REE, Zn, Mn, Mo and possibly others

  • AZOMITE™ can provide a range of individual elements that are not essential for living systems, but that can enhance growth if present and available

 

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