Evaluating White Worm (Enchytraeus sp.) Culture Conditions and Zeolite Supplementation for Aquaculture Live Feed

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dc.contributor.authorOz, Meryem
dc.contributor.authorBahtiyar, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:29Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:29Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to determine the culture conditions and some anatomic features for using white worms (Enchytraeus sp.) as live feed in aquaculture. In the first experiment (Culture 1), coconut peat was used as the culture media and it was determined that, under approximately 21 degrees C, the population of the white worm species increased from 10 adult individuals to a total of 424 individuals (including both adults and juveniles) over a 70-day period. Unlike the first experimental stage (Culture 1), the second stage (Culture 2) was structured into three groups. In the second experiment (Culture 2), coconut peat was used as the culture media in the first (G1) and second experimental groups (G2), and zeolite with coconut peat in the third group (G3). The first (G1) and third experimental (G3) groups were fed a control diet, while the second group (G2) was fed a diet with 10% zeolite added to the control diet. In the 60-day study conducted during the culture-2 phase, the worm population, which initially consisted of 10 individuals, reached its highest values in Group 3. The use of zeolite as a substrate and feed additive for white worm culture was investigated for the first time, and original data were obtained that will contribute to filling the gap in the literature. Furthermore, the aquarium filtration sponge used in addition to the culture soil was determined to be a suitable substrate material for collecting cocoon data. The findings of this study provide new supporting data that will fill gaps in the literature regarding materials and methods that contribute positively to white worm culture conditions.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/life15121813
dc.identifier.issn2075-1729
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7803-8207
dc.identifier.pmid41465752
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105026494211
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/life15121813
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8601
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001647510100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofLife-Basel
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectlive feed
dc.subjectwhite worms
dc.subjectEnchytraeus sp.
dc.subjectzeolite
dc.subjectaquaculture
dc.titleEvaluating White Worm (Enchytraeus sp.) Culture Conditions and Zeolite Supplementation for Aquaculture Live Feed
dc.typeArticle

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