High Density Culture of a Cladoceran Moina micrura (Kruz, 1874) by Using Poultry Manure

Poultry Manure for Cladoceran Culture

Authors

  • Mehraj Ud Din War Unit of Reproductive Biology and Live Feed Culture, Department of Zoology, The New College, Chennai-600 014, India 
  • Kareem Altaff Unit of Reproductive Biology and Live Feed Culture, Department of Zoology, The New College, Chennai-600 014, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.54.3.2011.131.135

Keywords:

live feed, Moina micrura, mass culture, poultry manure

Abstract

The branchipod Moina micrura was mass cultured using three different concentrations (250 ppm, 500 ppm, and 1000 ppm) of chicken manure in the medium for 21 days. In the first concentration (250 ppm), the maximum density (1694.44 ± 9.68) of M. micrura was obtained on the 9th day of inoculation and the number of plankton declined gradually afterwards. In the second concentration (500 ppm), the maximum density (7296.88 ± 54.35) appeared on the 11th day while in the third concentration (1000 ppm), the maximum density (1510 ± 15.27) was obtained on the 14th day of inoculation. Temperature range of 27-31 °C and pH of 6-7 was conducive for optimal growth of M. micrura.

Author Biographies

Mehraj Ud Din War, Unit of Reproductive Biology and Live Feed Culture, Department of Zoology, The New College, Chennai-600 014, India 

 

 

Kareem Altaff, Unit of Reproductive Biology and Live Feed Culture, Department of Zoology, The New College, Chennai-600 014, India

 

Unit of Reproductive Biology and Live Feed Culture, Department of Zoology, The New College, Chennai-600 014, India 

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Published

2011-12-26

How to Cite

War, M. U. D., & Altaff, K. (2011). High Density Culture of a Cladoceran Moina micrura (Kruz, 1874) by Using Poultry Manure: Poultry Manure for Cladoceran Culture. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 54(3), 131–135. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.54.3.2011.131.135