Small-scale continuous production of a tropical marine copepod, Nitocra affinis californica Lang and its potential as live food for aquaculture

• Main Authors: Matias-Peralta, Hazel Monica, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff, Mohamed, Suhaila
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24871/1/24871.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24871/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/BE16A9739009

A study to establish a relatively simple and reliable small scale mass production and the nutritional profile of Nitocra affinis was undertaken. The result confirmed the feasibility of maintaining N. affinis on a small scale for a long period using cheaply available culture vessels. Within six weeks...