Culture of Moina macrocopa Using Different Types of Organic Wastes
Kamrunnahar Kabery
Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea.
Md. Anisuzzaman
Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea.
U-Cheol Jeong
Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea.
Seok-Joong Kang *
Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 53064, Republic of Korea.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Moina macrocopa was cultured with different animal manures (chicken manure, pig manure and cow manure) and food waste to determine the impact of these food sources on its mass production. All diets were provided at five different concentrations: 500, 1000, 2500, 5000 and 10000 ppm. Gross and net reproductive rates were higher in 1000 ppm concentration of food waste medium and the highest average population growth was obtained of about 9 org mL-1 whereas pig manure treatment showed the lowest among all the culture medium. The highest population density was observed in low concentration treatments, on the contrary, higher concentrations showed an adverse effect on M. macrocopa cultivation. The results of this study suggest that 1000 ppm concentration of food waste produces better results than other animal manures which showed the highest population density and exhibited a comparatively higher percentage of highly unsaturated fatty acids than the other treatments and could be an inexpensive and sustainable cultivation approach of Moina macrocopa.
Keywords: Moina macrocopa, animal manure, food waste, vial test, life table demography