Duration
40h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course takes an in-depth look at the essential aspects of the biology and physiology of farmed fish and their relationship with animal welfare. Each topic is dealt with first from a theoretical point of view. The course is divided into 7 main sections, each of which is divided into 10 lessons of 3 hours each:
-Chap 1: General introduction, general physiology of fish, concept of animal welfare
-Chap 2: Reproduction and stress management :
2.1 Reproduction system - maturation and reproduction cycle
2.2 Endocrinology of reproduction
2.3 Gametogenesis
2.4 Maturation and reproductive control
-Chap 3 : Growth and stress management
3.1: Ingestion - nitrogen excretion - metabolism
3.2 : Growth
-Chapter 4: Improving growth and productivity
4.1 : sex determination
4.2 : Growth enhancement and sex control
4.3 : Growth enhancement, selection and hybridisation
-Chap 5: Stress physiology in aquaculture
-Chap 6: Legislation and ethics
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, the student will have deep bases necessary for the comprehension of fisdh biology and physiology in an aquaculture context and in regard with the fish welfare.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Biology and chemistry, cellular biology, animal physiology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The courses (theoretical and interactive discsussion) is assumed by the teachers and teached in 10x3 hours parts.
Praticals will be organized (reproduction and fish manipulations) at the Research Aquaculture station in Tihange (30 km far from the Sart Tilman)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face teaching. First four-monthly period, schedule establishes by the secratariat of the BEE department.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Slides
Books available in the library of the UGeRAA
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Additional information:
Oral examination : 3 open questions will be random draw by the student. He will have 30 minutes for préparation of the answer and 30 minutes for the oral interrogation by the teacher (10 minutes by questions).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Course schelude is established by the secretary of the BEE department. Courses are dispensed in a classroom in Sart-Tilman
Contacts
Dr.Carole Rougeot, associated professor
UGeRA-ULg, Chemin de la justice, 10, 4500 Tihange
Tél : ++ 32 85 274 159
C.Rougeot@uliege.be