Fish Nutrition and Feedstuffs

Course ID: M33013D3

Credits: 2

Objective: This course will aim to provide a ground understanding through a holistic view to nutrition in aquaculture. It will approach the subject with due consideration of basic utilization and metabolism of finfish and ontogenetic, and their physiological features of importance to nutrition in aquaculture. This course also introduces the nutrition requirements of individual finfish species.

Course Prerequisites: None

Outline:

Sirpha Chen: 

1.Introduction 

2.Intergrated substrate metabolism 3.Energy 

4.Digestibility 

5.Carbohydrrate 

6.Protein 

7.Lipid. Ming-Hsun Wu: 

8.Minerals/Vitamins; 

9. Feed additives; 

10. Formulation. 

11. Feed ingredients 

12.Feed processing 

13.Feeding Management 

14. Global aquafeed industry

Teaching Method:  Lecturing, group discussion, field observation. 

Reference:  De Silva S.S. and Anderson T. Fish Nutrition in Aquaculture (1995)

 Guillaume J. etc. Nutrition and Feeding of Fish and Crustaceans (2001) 

Hertrampf J.W. and Piedad-Pascual F. Handbook on Ingredients for Aquaculture Feeds (2000) 

Lim C. etc. Alternative Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets (2008)

Liao, I.C. etc. Progress of Shrimp and Prawn Aquaculture in the World (2016) 

National Research Council. Nutrient Requirements of Fish and Shrimp.(2011)

Course Schedule (subject to change): Each class lasts 4 hours (once every other week) and is conducted as scheduled

Evaluation: 

Homework(30%) 

Midterm exam (30%) 

Oral presentation (40%)