Sustainable Aquaculture Nutrition

AK320F

The following topics are covered, mainly pertaining to fish: Importance of nutrition and feeds in sustainable aquaculture. Approaches to study feed and nutrient requirements. Digestive physiology. Metabolic integration and energy utilization. Nutrient classes: functions and requirements for individual nutrients. Nutrition and health. Feed ingredients: nutrient digestibility and availability. Aquatic feeds: formulation and technology. Feeds and quality of farmed fish. Larval fish nutrition and feeding: an overview. Shellfish nutrition and feeding: an overview. Advances in aquaculture nutrition.

For students admitted to the Master in Bioscience and the Nordic Master in Sustainable Production and Utilisation of Marine Bioresources.

KJ301F Laboratory safety (or equivalent) must be taken prior to the lab work.

Knowledge

The student should have:

A general understanding of the importance of feeds and feeding for sustainable aquaculture¿
An overview of digestive physiology and energetics; macro and micronutrient requirements of fish; larval nutrition¿
An insight into the influence of nutrients, feeds and additives in maintaining fish health ¿
A knowledge of feed ingredients, feed technology, and quality of fish as food¿
An awareness of the current trends in the feed industry and research priorities in aquaculture nutrition

Skills

The student should:

From an academic point of view become skilled in different aspects of fish nutrition including the design of nutrition experiments, formulation and preparation of experimental diets¿
From an industrial point of view become familiar with different types of feeds, technology related to it and feeding practices¿
From an environmental perspective be able to decipher ways to find sustainable resources that may be utilized as feed ingredients

General Competence

The student should:

Be able to make use of the knowledge acquired through this course as a background either for undertaking further studies in aquaculture nutrition or for participating in farming activities or for working in the feed industry ¿
Be able to competently discuss issues related to aquafeeds

No tuition costs. Semester registration fee and syllabus literature.

Elective: MSc in Aquaculture

There will be four blocks of teaching during the semester. Each block extends over 2 days and includes approximately 12 hours of teaching. In addition there will be laboratory classes (of approximately 8 hours).

Mid-term oral evaluation with written report, 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 meet this, the assessment form for spring 2020 for this topic is changed to composite assessment: written assignment 30/100 and oral exam 70/100. Letter Marks.

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.

This course is built upon the foundation course AK220F Fish Nutrition and Feeding offered at the Bachelor's level or similar recognized courses. It is expected that the students have an understanding of basic biochemistry including the metabolic pathways. Information on self-study web resources on these topics will be made available in the fronter classroom prior to the commencement of the teaching.

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:

AK320F-001 - Aquaculture Nutrition - paper - 3 credits

AK320F-002 - Aquaculture Nutrition - written examination - 7 credits

AKV5001 - Sustainable Aquaculture Nutrition - 7.5 credits

Course language

English

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.