Survival, growth and total biomass production of Artemia
During the challenge tests, the number of swimming
larvae (survival percentage) was daily determined and the
percentage of survival was calculated. At the end of each
experiment, alive Artemia were fixed with lugol solution to
measure their individual length (IL) under a binocular
magnifying glass containing a graduated micrometer. As a
criterion that combines both the effects of survival and IL, the
total biomass production (TBP) was determined according to
the following formula (19): TBP (millimeters per Falcon —
mm / F) = number of survivor’s × means IL.