COURSE SYLLABUS

AGUACULTURE MANAGEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

1	Course Title:	AGUACULTURE MANAGEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2	Course Code:	VET3512
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Soner Altun
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Soner ALTUN Veteriner / Klinik Öncesi Bilimler / Su Ürünleri Hastalıkları
18	Website:	http://veteriner.uludag.edu.tr/index.html
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn the basic principles of aquaculture, aquaculture techniques and technological developments in aquaculture are aimed.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Have knowledge about all biotechnological methods used in the production of fisheries and have information about the current methods used in fish production after graduation.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learn the importance of aquaculture and aquaculture production in our country and in the world in the food sector;
2	Have knowledge about the breeding techniques of fish species grown in our country;
3	Gains knowledge of biotechnological developments used in aquaculture;
4	Learn the practices of preventive medicine in the aquaculture industry.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Developments in Aquaculture in the world and in our country. Breeding techniques of fish species in our country
2	The definition of aquaculture, history, diversity of freshwater and marine fish farming, World, Europe (Mediterranean) and Turkey culture fish farming
3	General introduction of aquaculture production facilities, Identification of applied breeding techniques
4	The use of lakes, dams, dalyan systems in production
5	Culture techniques in soil pools
6	Characteristics of freshwater and marine fish species suitable for breeding
7	Broodstock management and analysis of broodstock in aquaculture
8	Hatchery process and characteristics of the hatchery unit in aquaculture
9	Larvae process and properties of larval unit in aquaculture
10	In the marine fish farming, the bend and pre-growing process, the features of the bend and pre-growing unit
11	Net cage process and properties of net cages in marine fish breeding
12	General production protocols in cultured fish
13	Sex control in fish, sex change directly with hormones, feminization (feminization), male fishisation, sterilization, sterilization with hormone, alteration by chromosome numbers (triploid), radiation sterilization, hybridization and non-ginogenous, changing breeding times, photoperiod application , genotype-environment interaction, maternal effects, breeding targets
14	Principles of preventive medicine in aquaculture

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Alpbaz A.,2005, Su Ürünleri Yetiştiriciliği. Alp yayınları. İzmir, 548s. 2.Çelikkale, M.S. 1988, İçsu Balıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği, Cilt: I-II, Trabzon, 450 s. 3.BROMAGE, N.R., ROBERTS, R.J., 2001, Broodstock Management and Egg and Larval Quality, Blackwell Science,420 4.Avault, W.J., 2005, A Step-by-step Guide to Commercial Aquaculture, AVA Publishing Inc., 890 s. 5.Çağıltay, F., 2007, İçsu Balıkları Yetiştiriciliği, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara 255 s. 6.Pıllay, T.V.R., 1990, Aquaculture principles and practices, Year 1990, The university press Cambridge 7 Atay, D., Aydın, F., H, Y. Yıldız., 2002. Su Ürünleri Yetiştirme İlkeleri, 271 s, Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın no:1528, Ders kitabı:481, Ankara.. 8. Alpbaz, A.,2005, Su Ürünleri Yetiştiriciliği. Alp yayınları.Bornova –İzmir,548s.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	In order to achieve learning outcomes, students are given face-to-face lessons, written, test and homework, and assessment and evaluation are made.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High