11952 (v.7) Aquaculture Nutrition 302

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Area:	Muresk Institute
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Principles of aquaculture nutrition and feed formulation. Nutritional energetics. Nutrient requirements. Essential nutrients. Digestion and absorption. Metabolism and somatic growth. Feed efficiency. Diet formulation. Diet quality. Alternative feeds. Aquaculture feed technology.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have understood and appreciated the need and importance of food as a source of energy and building materials for fish. Explained the nutrient requirements of aquatic animals and the differences betweenaquatic and land animals. Understood principles of formulating and processing of fish feeds and the importance of feeding in aquaculture. Understood and appreciated basic metabolic processes in aquatic organisms, and utilisation of food energy. Identified effects of feeding strategies and other environmental influences on biomass production in aquaculture systems. Demonstrated skills in the diet preparation techniques, feed digestibility assessment and grow out dietary studies. Applied principles and methods of nutritional research in developing feeding strategies. Applied methods of statistical analysis to evaluate the differences between the diets in terms of growth outcomes. Demonstrated time management in completing tasks and in presenting material working as a team.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Lovell, T., (1989). Nutrition and Feeding of Fish, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Halver, J.E., ed (1989). Fish Nutrition, San Diego, Academic Press. Hepher, B., (1988). Nutrition of Pond Fishes, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Unit Texts:	De Silva, S.D. and Anderson, T.A., (1995). Fish Nutrition in Aquaculture, United Kingdom, Chapman & Hall.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Practical Assessment 1- Report on Digestibility Experiment 15%. Practical Assessment 2 - Report on Grow-out Trial 15%. Test 1 25%. Test 2 25%. Tutorial Topic 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y