Environmental Science
6 years ago

Daytime Feeding Boosts Freshwater Shrimp Larvae Growth by 25%

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SOBRE A ALIMENTAÇÃO DE LARVAS DO CAMARÃO DE ÁGUA DOCE Macrobrachium rosembergii
Manoel Alessandro Borges de Aviz, Fernando Araújo Abrunhosa, Murilo Maciel, Cristiana Ramalho Maciel

Paper Summary

The study tested the best time and amount of food for freshwater shrimp larvae. They found that feeding the larvae with Artemia nauplii during the day increased productivity by 25%. It is better to offer Artemia nauplii at a density higher than 5 but not exceeding 10 nauplii per milliliter.

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