AQUA 203 Fish Nutrition
The focus of this course is the application of the principles of nutrition in feeding fish in hatchery systems, including evaluation and comparison feed ingredients. 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.
Prerequisite
Instructor permission
AQUA 203Fish Nutrition
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
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Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
30
Semester Contact Hours Lab
30
Prerequisite Narrative
Instructor permission
III. Catalog Course Description
The focus of this course is the application of the principles of nutrition in feeding fish in hatchery systems, including evaluation and comparison feed ingredients. 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
- Describe the manufacturing process of fish feed.
- Discuss different ingredients used in fish feed.
- Recall basic dietary and metabolic requirements and formulations.
- Calculate feed conversion rates and growth rates.
- Explain how factors such as water, temperature, species, size, and age affect nutrition requirements
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies