Feed for larvae of aquatic animals

Abstract

The present invention relates to a feed for aquatic animals, comprising preserved eggs and/or trochophores of Bivalvia. The invention further relates to use of preserved eggs and/or trochophores of Bivalvia as feed for aquatic animal consumption, wherein the feed is given to the farmed aquatic animal from 0 to 10 days after hatch. The invention further relates to a method for harvesting eggs from Bivalvia, comprising steps for arranging living Bivalvia in water in a container, stressing and/or triggering the Bivalvia to release eggs, and separating the eggs from the water. The invention further relates to a method for preserving eggs and/or trochophores of Bivalvia, comprising the following steps: heating seawater to 50-100 degrees Celsius, adding eggs and/or trochophores to seawater, keeping the eggs and/or trochophores in the water for 1-60 seconds, and separating water from eggs and/or trochophores.

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