Use, Production and Existence of Local Artemia Resources in Uganda and Africa: A Review

Mujibu Nkambo ,Matthew Tenywa Mwanja ,J.s Balirwa ,Fredric W Bugenyi

doi:10.7176/jnsr/9-18-04

Abstract

The research was funded by National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) of Uganda. Abstract This study was aimed at reporting the existing Artemia habitats, its use and production in Uganda and Africa as a continent. In light of the great importance of Artemia as a starter feed in the aquaculture industry, its current shortage in supply, the need for commercial exploitation of local Artemia resources and development of new Artemia resources. Over 50 peer reviewed journal articles were reviewed to provide an understanding of the current status of Artemia use, production and existence of local existing Artemia resources in Uganda and Africa as continent. The study revealed neither local occurring Artemia resources nor commercial Artemia production is currently existent in Uganda, with its use mainly restricted to a few existing commercial hatcheries. Generally Artemia use in Africa is mainly restricted to the few commercial fish hatcheries. Literatures points to North African countries boarding the Mediterranean to be leading in the number of Artemia sites and production in Africa. Keywords : Artemia habitats, Hypersaline lakes, Aquaculture DOI : 10.7176/JNSR/9-18-04 Publication date :September 30 th 2019

Highlights

Artemia are typical inhabitants of hypersaline environments belonging to anostracan micro-crustaceans of genus Artemia (Gajardo, Parraguéz et al 2001 ; Kaiser, Gordon et al 2006; Ogello, Kembenya et al 2014)
Bisexual populations are found on all continents except the Antarctica while parthenogenetic populations are endemic to Europe, Asia and Australia (Triantaphyllidis, Criel et al 1997)
From this is study, it was found out that literature highlighting the use of Artemia in Ugandan hatcheries and in African hatcheries at large is very scares

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Introduction

Artemia are typical inhabitants of hypersaline environments belonging to anostracan micro-crustaceans of genus Artemia (Gajardo, Parraguéz et al 2001 ; Kaiser, Gordon et al 2006; Ogello, Kembenya et al 2014). Adult Artemia is reported to vary in length between 8 to 10mm and 10 to 12mms for males and females respectively. Both males and females are reported to have an approximate width of about 4mm (FAO 2015). This genus is reported to have bisexual and parthenogenetic populations that are similar morphologically and biometrically (Triantaphyllidis, Abatzopoulos et al 1998; Nasser, Peter et al 2009; MUÑOZ and PACIOS 2010; Castro-Mejía, Castro-Barrera et al 2011). Different conditions have been reported to be responsible for the switch between Ovoviviparity and oviparity

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