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The use of flour from some agricultural products as dry diets in Artemia franciscana feeding instead of Spirulina algae powder under cultivation conditions
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Shokoufe Rashedi1   , Mehrdad Fattollahi * , Fardin Shaloui1 |
1- Department of Fisheries Sciences, Natural Resources and Earth Sciences Faculty, Shahre Kord University, Share Kord, Iran.
Department of Fisheries Sciences, Natural Resources and Earth Sciences Faculty, Shahre Kord University, Share Kord, Iran., Department of Fisheries Sciences, Natural Resources and Earth Sciences Faculty, Shahre Kord University, Share Kord, Iran. , mehrdadfattollahi@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (597 Views) |
In order to achieve a better and more economical diet for the cultivation of Artemia, three diets were used: chickpea flour (100%) as the first nutritional treatment, soybean flour (100%) as the second nutritional treatment, and a third nutritional treatment consisting of chickpea flour (40%), soybean meal (40%), and sesame flour (20%) compared to the control group fed with Spirulina algae. Feeding with experimental diets was carried out in three replicates, and the experiment lasted from hatching to the maturity of the last treatment group, which was 23 days. The results showed a significant difference in average length growth between the groups fed with different treatments and the control group (p>0.05). The average total length of Artemia in the second treatment group (soybean flour) was the highest (1.98 ± 0.01 cm), while the control group (Spirulina) had the lowest value (0.60 ± 0.01 cm). The maturation of Artemia in the individuals of the group (with a minimum of ten mature individuals in each of the three replicates) as an effective phenomenon in the growth interruption occurred in the first nutritional treatment (chickpea flour) on the 18th day of feeding, followed by maturation in the second nutritional treatment group (soybean flour) after twenty days and in the third nutritional treatment group (mixed flour) after twenty-three days. Until the end of the maturation day of the treatment groups, the control group of Artemia fed with Spirulina algae did not reach maturity. Feeding the larvae after nauplii hatching with chickpea flour as the first option and also with soybean meal in this experiment resulted in better length growth compared to Spirulina algae.
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| Keywords: Artemia franciscana, Flour of Agricultural Products, Dry Diet. |
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Type of Study: Applicable |
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Received: 2023/07/21 | Accepted: 2024/04/10 | Published: 2024/09/22
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