Collected reprints: Abstract 2600

Collected reprints

Abstract

Romdhane, M.S.; Devresse, B.; Léger, Ph.; Sorgeloos, P. (1995). Effects of feeding (omega-3) HUFA-enriched Artemia during a progressively increasing period on the larviculture of freshwater prawns. Aquaculture International 3: 236-242

Larvae of the freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) were reared to post-larvae in a closed recirculation system. Six treatments were designed where freshly-hatched Artemia nauplii were first given to the larvae for 3, 7, 11, 15, 17 and 25 days according to the treatment. After that (omega-3) HUFA-enriched Artemia were given until the 28th day at which time the test was terminated and evaluated. The requirement for (omega-3) Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (HUFA) for the larval stages of M. rosenbergii was confirmed by this experiment. Moreover, the longer the period of feeding on (omega-3) HUFA-enriched Artemia nauplii, the better the results in terms of growth, metamorphosis rate and stress resistance.


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