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Use of ongrownArtemia in nursery culturing of the tiger shrimp

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Juvenile and adultArtemia produced in a semi flow-through culture system were used as food for postlarval shrimp. The growth performance of shrimp reared on such ongrownArtemia live prey is identical to the growth obtained when feeding newly hatchedArtemia. However, a significantly better stress resistance is obtained when the postlarvae are exposed to a low salinity in a stress test. Besides nutritional and energetic advantages, the use ofArtemia biomass for feeding postlarval shrimp also results in improved economics as expenses for cysts and weaning diets can be reduced.

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  1. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artermia Reference Center, University of Ghent, Rozier 44, B9000, Gent, Belgium

    Ph. Dhert & P. Sorgeloos

  2. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Tigbauan Station, PO Box 256, 5000, Iloilo-City, Philippines

    R. B. Bombeo

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Dhert, P., Bombeo, R.B. & Sorgeloos, P. Use of ongrownArtemia in nursery culturing of the tiger shrimp. Aquacult Int 1, 170–177 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692619

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