Effect of Poultry Excreta on Water Quality and Daphnia Magna Production in Chlorella Powder Medium

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effects of different concentrations of poultry excreta included in a culture medium enriched with chlorella powder on the biomass production of D. magna. An experiment was conducted by adding poultry excreta at four concentrations (0, 2, 4, and 6 g•L-1) to the chlorella powder culture medium. The culture was maintained for 15 days, and samples were collected on days 0, 5, 10, and 15 to analyze the D. magna population, water pH, and concentrations of ammonia, nitrate, and dissolved oxygen (DO). Furthermore, a statistical evaluation was conducted using one-way analysis of variance in a completely randomized research design. The results showed that an increase in the poultry excreta concentration reduced the water quality (P < 0.01), as indicated by the water pH and ammonia, nitrate, and DO concentrations. In addition, a longer duration of the experiment substantially improved the qualitative parameters evaluated.