Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking assistance with multiple aquaculture nutrition project areas at the Bozeman Fish Technology Center. The tasks may include developing feeds to enhance the sustainability and product quality of urchin uni, continuing the development of trout diets, assessing alternative ingredients, and data entry, statistical analyses, and report/manuscript writing. The required services include general consulting on feed formulations, feed manufacture, laboratory assays, data management and analysis, and communication of research through presentations, reports, and publications.
• Development of feeds to enhance the sustainability and product quality of urchin uni
• Continued development of trout diets to enhance ingredient utilization and digestibility
• Assessing alternative ingredients as bait
• Data entry, statistical analyses, and report/manuscript writing for various alternative ingredient evaluation projects
• Providing general consulting on feed formulations or feed specifications
• Assisting with feed manufacture of small batches of research or production feeds
• Conducting laboratory assays and calculations to quantify biological parameter responses
• Managing, analyzing, and interpreting data from feeding and digestibility trials
• Communicating research and technical guidance through the development of presentations, reports, and/or peer-reviewed publications