Courses Handbook 2009

305356 (v.2) Mollusc Aquaculture 502


Area: Department of Applied Biosciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Emphasis on culture technology of commercially important molluscan species including edible and pearl oysters, mussels, scallops and abalone. Hatchery technology and juvenile production. Grow-out technology. Production cycles and management practices. Nutrition and feeding. Prevention diagnosis and treatment of common molluscan diseases. Post-harvest handling and marketing.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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