The invention firstly provides application of
nonanoic acid in artemia culture. In the application, the
nonanoic acid takes
silicon dioxide or
chitosan as a carrier and is directly added into a culture
water body. Wherein when the
nonanoic acid takes
silicon dioxide as a carrier, the use concentration of the nonanoic acid in a
water body is 150-300 micrometers; when
chitosan is used as a carrier of the nonanoic acid, the use concentration of the nonanoic acid in the
water body is 55-90 micrometers. The inventor accidentally finds that after the nonanoic acid is mixed with the
silicon dioxide or the
chitosan and then added into the culture water body, the sudden drop of the pH value of the water body cannot be caused, so that an acid-base
regulator does not need to be added, and the incubation and growth of artemia cannot be influenced; meanwhile, uniform dispersion and local
high concentration of the nonanoic acid in the water body are realized by using the carrier, so that the use amount of the acid is reduced, and the
antibacterial effect is remarkably improved. The invention further provides an artemia breeding method adopting the nonanoic acid as the
antibody replacement product. According to the artemia obtained through the breeding method, the
hatching rate and the
survival rate of the artemia are remarkably increased, the number of vibrios carried by the artemia is effectively reduced, expression of related genes such as growth and
immunity of the artemia is up-regulated, development and growth of the artemia are promoted,
ecological safety is improved, and unexpected technical effects are achieved.