https://www.curresweb.com/index.php/MEJAR1/issue/feed 2026-05-19T02:37:05+00:00 Prof. Dr. Shaban D. Abou-Hussein shaban_abouhussein@yahoo.com Open Journal Systems <p class="w3-justify"><strong>EISSN:</strong> 2706-7955<br /><strong>ISSN:</strong> 2077-4605<br /><strong>Freqency:</strong> 4</p> <p><strong>Abbreviated key title:</strong> Middle East J. Agric. Res.</p> <p class="w3-justify"><strong>Aims and Scope:</strong> <br />Middle East Journal of Agriculture Research is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original and high-quality research papers and review articles in all areas of Agriculture (Crop and Vegetable Sciences, Fruit Sciences, Viticulture, Zootechnics, Soil Management, Phytomedicine, Agricultural Engineering, Food Technology and Biochemistry and Agricultural Economics).<br /><br /><a href="https://www.curresweb.com/index.php/MEJAR1/submission-guidelines">Submit your manuscript</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.curresweb.com/mejar/index.html">Previous published Issues upto December 2021</a><br />Issues Published in 2022 and afterwards are available in <strong>Archies </strong>and<strong> Current Issue</strong> links.<br /><a href="https://www.curresweb.com/index.php/MEJAR1/issue/archive">Archives</a><br /><br /></p> https://www.curresweb.com/index.php/MEJAR1/article/view/677 2026-05-19T02:37:05+00:00 . abc@example.com . abc@example.com . muneeb@seu.ac.lk . abc@example.com . abc@example.com

<p>Artemia is commonly used to feed fish larvae, but its high cost, specific hatching conditions, and limited local availability make it less accessible in developing countries. Moina macrocopa, a nutritionally rich and widely distributed zooplankton, offers a promising low-cost alternative, though knowledge on its large-scale production and feeding techniques remains limited. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of different animal manures and food waste as substrates in the mass culture of Moina macrocopa, to identify the most effective and sustainable method for maximizing its production in terms of both quality and quantity. To assess the efficacy of various locally accessible substrates for the sustainable mass culture of Moina macrocopa, three laboratory experiments were carried out. Four treatments soy milk plus poultry manure, rice bran plus fish meal, cow dung plus yeast, and cow dung alone were applied to a pure culture of M. macrocopa that was fed with Chlorella sp. Moina population counts were taken every day for seven days throughout each experiment, which was conducted under controlled circumstances with constant aeration. The combination of yeast and cow dung produced the greatest average population (228.16 individuals per 600 ml) among the treatments, suggesting that this substrate is the most efficient and sustainable choice for producing Moina macrocopa on a wide scale.&nbsp;</p>

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