Evaluation of mono- and mixed diets as food for intensive Artemia culture
Lavens, P.; De Meulemeester, A.; Sorgeloos, P. (1987). Evaluation of mono- and mixed diets as food for intensive Artemia culture, in: Sorgeloos, P. et al. Artemia research and its applications: 3. Ecology, culturing, use in aquaculture. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the brine shrimp Artemia. pp. 309-318
In: Sorgeloos, P. et al. (1987). Artemia research and its applications: 3. Ecology, culturing, use in aquaculture. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the brine shrimp Artemia. Universa Press: Wetteren. 535 pp., more
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Artemia Leach, 1819 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal |
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- Lavens, P., more
- De Meulemeester, A.
- Sorgeloos, P., more
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In order to alleviate the problems encountered when using live algae or rice bran as Artemia food in intensive culturing, different alternative types of brine shrimp diets have been evaluated. Using a high-density flow-through recirculation culture system, a Single Cell Protein yeast and mixed diets, consisting of this yeast and micronized waste products from agricultural corps, were selected as suitable Artemia feeds.Production yields after 2 weeks culturing varied from 2 to 5 kg live weight brine shrimp biomass per culture tank of 300 l. The mixed diets corn/soybean, corn/ wheat husks, and corn/yeast were found to be suitable or even better alternatives for the rice bran diet which is commonly used for feeding Artemia . |
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