| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonid Culture | SUR530 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Hamdi AYDIN
Prof. Dr. Nil Pembe ÖZER
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognize the general characteristics of the Salmonidae fish.
2) Recognize the characteristics of cultured area and waters
3) Make trout stripping and fertilization of the egg.
4) Make trout egg incubation and larval feeding.
5) Knows salmon and trout farming principles in the sea cages.
6) Knows fish ponds and features.
7) Knows smoltification of salmon.
8) Recognize the important diseases of trout and salmon.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | |
| 2 | High | Middle | Low | High | Low | Middle | |
| 3 | High | High | Low | High | Low | No relation | |
| 4 | Middle | No relation | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | Middle | |
| 6 | High | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | |
| 7 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Middle | |
| 8 | Low | Low | High | High | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Cage Culture of Fish Fungal Fish Diseases Bacterial Fish Diseases Water Quality Management
Course Contents
Pond and cage farming of salmonid fish , examples of applications in Turkey, suitable breeding environment and ways to increase efficiency.
Weekly Schedule
1) General Biology of cultured trout and salmons and theirs disturbitions2) Features of suitable area and waters.
3) Broodstock and its management
4) Stripping and fertilization of the egg
5) Incubation of eggs
6) Care and feeding of the larvae
7) Midterm Exam
8) Artificial feeds and feeding from larvae to market size
9) Ponds and theirs properties
10) Smoltification, seawater adaptation of smolts
11) Salmon and trout farming in net cages
12) Some diseases of trout and salmons
13) General repetition of lessons
14) General repetition of lessons
15) General repetition of lessons, Presentations of given topics
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Principles of Salmonid Culture, 1996. Volume 29, W. Pennell B.A. Barton, Elsevier Science.
2- Manual of Salmonid Farming, By William Pennell and Bruce A. Barton (Editors) et al., Hardcover, 1070 pages.
3- The Handbook of Salmon Farming, Selina M. Stead, Lindsay Laird
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Modelling
6) Group Study
7) Case Study
8) Lab / Workshop
9) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
30% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required