<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of the study was to determine the impact the commercial supplement S.presso (INVE Aquaculture, Belgium), a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids to enrich the proximate composition of brine shrimp (Artemia sp.), had on their growth and mortality. Four different enrichment protocols were investigated: the supplement was given in one or two doses at various time intervals. The results indicate that while S.presso increased nauplius mortality slightly, administering the appropriate dose reduced losses to a very low level (from 12.5% with a single dose to 8.6% with the recommended dose divided into to equal parts). Additionally, it was confirmed that the supplement S.presso increased brine shrimp growth slightly in comparison to that of the control group, but the differences were statistically insignificant. The results permit concluding that S.presso is suitable for use as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids for brine shrimp enrichment with the intent of using them as fish food.</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was to determine the impact the commercial supplement S.presso (INVE Aquaculture, Belgium), a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids to enrich the proximate composition of brine shrimp (Artemia sp.), had on their growth and mortality. Four different enrichment protocols were investigated: the supplement was given in one or two doses at various time intervals. The results indicate that while S.presso increased nauplius mortality slightly, administering the appropriate dose reduced losses to a very low level (from 12.5% with a single dose to 8.6% with the recommended dose divided into to equal parts). Additionally, it was confirmed that the supplement S.presso increased brine shrimp growth slightly in comparison to that of the control group, but the differences were statistically insignificant. The results permit concluding that S.presso is suitable for use as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids for brine shrimp enrichment with the intent of using them as fish food.

Impact of enriching larval brine shrimp (Artemia sp.) with a supplement containing polyunsaturated fatty acids on their growth and mortality

Department of Ichthyology, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, Poland 10-719, Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland, Oczapowskiego 10 Tel.:+48 89 524 01 71

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine

Department of Ichthyology, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, Poland 10-719, Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland, Oczapowskiego 10, Tel.:+48 89 524 01 71

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The aim of the study was to determine the impact the commercial supplement S.presso (INVE Aquaculture, Belgium), a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids to...

Impact of enriching larval brine shrimp (Artemia sp.) with a supplement containing polyunsaturated fatty acids on their growth and mortality

Published Online: Nov 26, 2015

Page range: 149 - 154

Received: May 26, 2015

Accepted: Jul 23, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2015-0017

Keywords
Artemia, bioencapsulation, enrichment, essential fatty acids, live food, PUFA

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Impact of enriching larval brine shrimp (Artemia sp.) with a supplement containing polyunsaturated fatty acids on their growth and mortality

Published Online: Nov 26, 2015

Page range: 149 - 154

Received: May 26, 2015

Accepted: Jul 23, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2015-0017

KeywordsArtemia, bioencapsulation, enrichment, essential fatty acids, live food, PUFA

© Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Artemia, bioencapsulation, enrichment, essential fatty acids, live food, PUFA