AQUA 103 Fish Nutrition 1

The focus of this course is the application of the principle of nutrition in feeding fish in hatchery systems, evaluation, and comparing feed stuff. Basic dietary and metabolic requirements and formulations used at present and important current developments in fish rations will be covered. Students will study nutrition-related disease, calculations, feed conversion, and growth rates.

Credits

3 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

30

Semester Contact Hours Lab

30

AQUA 103Fish Nutrition 1

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I. General Information

Department

Aquaculture

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

Credit Hours Narrative

3 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

30

Semester Contact Hours Lab

30

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

The focus of this course is the application of the principle of nutrition in feeding fish in hatchery systems, evaluation, and comparing feed stuff. Basic dietary and metabolic requirements and formulations used at present and important current developments in fish rations will be covered. Students will study nutrition-related disease, calculations, feed conversion, and growth rates.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• List principles of feed nutrition in hatchery systems including ingestion, digestion and absorption of food.   
• Explain how factors such as water temperature, species, size and age affect nutritional requirements.
•  Recall basic dietary and metabolic requirements and formulations.
• Calculate feed conversion rates and growth rates.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

Factors affecting Nutritional Requirements Nutritional Requirements Feeding

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Required Text

Aquaculture Science Trout and Salmon Culture