Current active course description (last updated 2020/21)
Sustainable Aquaculture Nutrition
AK320F
Current active course description (last updated 2020/21)
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.
Compound evaluation, grading scale Letter grades
- Compulsory participation - lab, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Assessment task - report, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
- Written examination, 4 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
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