Collected reprints: Abstract 3397

Collected reprints

Abstract

Léger, P.; Vanhaecke, P.; Sorgeloos, P. (1983). International study on Artemia : 24. Cold storage of live Artemia nauplii from various geographical sources : potentials and limits in aquaculture. Aquacult. Eng. 2: 69-78

Freshly-hatched Artemia nauplii from various geographical sources survived storage in a refrigerator (2-4°C) at densities of 2000 per ml and above. Except for Artemia from Chaplin Lake and Buenos Aires, naupliar viability was very high even after 48 h storage, and did not decrease significantly after a 24 h post-storage transfer to 25°C. Neither the naupliar dry weight nor biochemical composition changed significantly during refrigeration for most strains tested. Comparative culture-tests with stored and freshly-hatched nauplii as food for juvenile marine mysids Mysidopsis bahia M. and larval carp Cyprinus carpio L. revealed similar production performances.

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