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ZOOL2015-1  Biological bases of aquaculture
- Biological bases of aquaculture
- Ethnology applied to aquaculture

Duration :  Biological bases of aquaculture : 35h Th, 33h Pr, 8h Vis.
Ethnology applied to aquaculture : 10h Th, 5h Pr
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Aquaculture8
Lecturer :  Biological bases of aquaculture : Charles Mélard
Ethnology applied to aquaculture : Pascal Poncin
Coordinator :  Charles Mélard
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

This course gives through an integrated approach the basis of fish biology related with aquaculture. It is dived in 5 chapters:

- Introduction: aquaculture status

- Reproductive biology: endocrinology, effect on environmental factors on reproductive cycle and on spawning, gamete composition, control of gamete quality, sexual maturation and spawning.

- Genetic: genetics of qualitative and quantitative phenotypes, genetic and environmental sex determinisms, sex control, transgenesis.

- Bioenergetic: metabolism, effect of environmental and biological factors on growth

- Fish stress: endocrinology of stress, physiological response to acute and chronic stressors.

Ethnology applied to aquaculture

Some examples of ethology applied to aquaculture, as piscivorus bird and automatized recording of fish behaviour

Learning outcomes of the course :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

Through an integrative knowledge of the fish biology, the student has the bases necessary for the comprehension, interpretation and exploitation of the assets in the context of the aquaculture
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

Biology and chemistry, cellular biology, animal physiology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

Control of reproduction and artificial spawning of several fish species, larval rearing and weaning, effect of food on the growth, measure of metabolism, genetic markers. Analyzes of scientific articles in connection with the sets of themes approached in the course.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

First four-monthly period, schedule establishes by the secretariat of the Master in aquaculture.

Lectures given at the CEFRA

Ethnology applied to aquaculture

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

Textbook

Slides

Books available in the library of the CEFRA
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

The oral examination includes 3 randomly selected integrative questions by the student.

Exam sessions in January and September. The practical works, evaluated on the basis of written report and activity of the student, amount for 25% of the total.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Biological bases of aquaculture

Charles Mélard,
CEFRA-ULg, Chemin de la justice, 10, 4500 Tihange
Tel : ++ 32 85 274 153
C.Melard@ulg.ac.be



Carole Rougeot,
Tel : ++ 32 85 274 159
C.Rougeot@ulg.ac.be

Ethnology applied to aquaculture

P.Poncin@ulg.ac.be ou 043665080/81



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