THE BRINE SHRIMP (ARTEMIA PARTHENOGENETICA) AS ENCAPSULATION ORGANISM FOR PROPHYLACTIC CHEMOTHERAPY OF FISH AND PRAWN

摘要

Brine shrimp (Artemia parthenogenetica) which had ingested three water - insoluble antibacterial drugs i-e. sulfadiazine(SD), oxytetracycline (OTC) and erythromycin estolate (ERY-Es) were fed to Tilapia and Mysis III of Penaeus orientalis K. The drugcontents in the predators were then determined. After administration of drugs to Tilapa and Mysis III, through the bio-encapsulation of the brine shrimp, efficacious therapeutical concentration of OTC and ERY-Es (but not SD) in the predators could bereached and maintained for more than 8 hours.