Aquatic Animal Health

AK310F

The course covers the following main topics: Fish immunology responses and pathogen handling by the host. Fish welfare and stress response in farmed fish. Overview of major bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases of salmonide fish. Disease treatment and control vaccines, prophylaxis and therapy. Tools for pathogen detection and diagnostics.

Admission to the course requires the same qualifications as admission to the Master of Science in Biosciences.

The student should have:

Knowledge

Knowledge of defence mechanisms in fish including host-pathogen interactions.
Knowledge of fish welfare, stress responses and how this affect the health.
A general understanding of the major infectious diseases of farmed aquatic animals, particularly those affecting salmonide fish.
Learned ways of detecting, controlling and treating diseases.

Skills
The student should:

Learned the functions of the different components of the immune system.
Understand the stress response and how this influences the health and welfare of fish.
Gained skills in distinguishing different classes of pathogens and assessing both physiological and pathological changes associated with diseases
Acquired basic knowledge of the importance of controlling diseases to ensure sustainable aquaculture.

General Competence

The course is a vital component of the Master's programme in Aquaculture. The competence acquired will be useful in different sides of the profession ¿ both as a scientist and as an aquaculturist.
The course helps students to adopt new measures to prevent diseases and maintain the health of farmed fish.

No costs except semester registration fee and course literature.

Elective for MSc in Aquaculture

Lectures and laboratory work.

Mid-term oral evaluation with written report, and electronic evaluation at the end of the semester.

Due to the Covid-19 epedemic, a number of assessments and exams at Nord University has been changed.

Changes are made in accordance with the Temporary Regulations on Supplements to Regulation 31/01/2019 no. 63: Concerning Studies and Examinations at Nord University - Extraordinary Measures as a Result of the Coronavirus Epidemic- according to §2 of the Corona Epidemic, Assessment Methods, Sections 1-3

To accommodate this, the form of assessment will be changed from written school exam to home exam on this course in the spring of 2020.

Pen, ruler and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries English - native language

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.

AK205F Fish Health and BI217F Microbiology or related subjects.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

AK310F-001 - Aquatic Animal Health - paper - 3 credits

AK310F-002 - Aquatic Animal Health - written examination - 7 credits

AKV5000 - Aquatic Animal Health - 7.5 credits

Credits

Study location

Bodø

Responsible faculty

Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture

Course coordinator

Information about the course coordinator for the selected semester is no longer available. Please contact the current course coordinator.