Aquatic Animal Nutrition

Code:

B4039

Acronym:

B4039

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Biological Aquatic Resources

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:RBA	11	Study plan since 2013/2014	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide students basis of aquatic animal nutrition and feeding.

Learning outcomes and competences

Competence as animal nutritionist, for work as researcher or laboratory technician.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Theoric classes Feeding strategies. Anatomy of the digestive system of fish and crustaceans. Physiology of digestion. Definition of digestibility and methods for estimation digestibility of feeds and feedstuffs. Nutrients function, metabolism and requirements: protein and amino acids; lipids and fatty acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals. Nutritional energetics. Feedstuffs and its characterization. Feed formulation. Compound feed production techniques. Nutrition and fish health. Growth and body composition. Growth modeles. Experimental design in aquatic animal nutrition. Practical classes Anatomy of the digestive system of different aquaculture species. Fish manipulation in tanks: basics of anesthesia, sampling, weighing, feeding. Feces colection for digestibility studies. Gathering data on nutrient requirements of different species. Evaluation of data obtained in nutrition trials. Critical analysis of nutrition trials. Visist to fish feed and aquaculture facilities.

Mandatory literature

N.R.C. ; Nutrient Requirements of Fish and Shrimp, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2011
Wu Guoyao 1962-; Principles of animal nutrition. ISBN: 978-1-4987-2160-8
Halver, Hardy (Eds.) 2002. Fish Nutrition. Academic Press.
Guillaume, Kaushik, Bergot, Métailler (Eds.), 2001. Nutrition and Feeding of Fish and Crustaceans. Springer.
Engelking Larry R. Larry Rex; Textbook of veterinary physiological chemistry. ISBN: 978-0-12-384852-9

Comments from the literature

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Teaching methods and learning activities

Theorectical classes and practical classes

keywords

Natural sciences > Agrarian Sciences > Zootechnics > Animal nutrition

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	20,00
Trabalho laboratorial	15,00
Total:	35,00

Eligibility for exams

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Calculation formula of final grade

final writen exam = 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Report on the state of the art of an aquatic animal nutrition topic. Final exam.