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SÜRMENE FACULTY of MARINE SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

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BTM2002Fish Health Menagement2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. İlhan ALTINOK
Co-LecturerProf Dr. Erol Çapkın
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To emphasize salient points of host-pathogen-environment relationships and explore how management can be used to reduce effects of fish disease
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : recognize the diseases, manage and prevent the diseases31,4,
LO - 2 : describe effects of water quality parameters on diseases31,4
LO - 3 : describe nutritional fish diseases and learn how to prevent such diseases1,31,3,4
LO - 4 : evaluate pathological changes related to diseases31
LO - 5 : apply early diagnostic techniques and treat various diseases1,31
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Review of fish anatomy and physiology of fish, Management and prevention of disease, Recognizing diseases, Water quality parameters and disease, Epizootiology of fish diseases, Nutritional fish diseases, Pathological changes related to disease, Early diagnosis, Treatments
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to fish health management
 Week 2Factors that affect diseases development
 Week 3Non infectious fish diseases
 Week 4Infectious fish diseases
 Week 5Infectious fish diseases
 Week 6Epizootiology
 Week 7Diagnosis of fish diseases
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Ammonia toxicity
 Week 10Nitrate toxicity and its treatment
 Week 11Effects of water quality on fish health management
 Week 12Prevention of fish diseases Long term strategy in health management; Advances in disease control and management; Principles of SPF/SPR. Biosecurity in aquaculture
 Week 13Diseases caused by nutrient deficiency
 Week 14Treatment of fish diseases Prophylaxis, hygiene and therapy of fish diseases Vaccines and vaccination, probiotics and bioremedial measures
 Week 15Commonly used drugs/chemicals in aquaculture, drug delivery
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Altinok, I. 2004; Balık sağlığı muhafazası ders notları
 
Recommended Reading
1Plumb, J.A. 1999; Health maintenance and principal microbial diseases of cultured fishes. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, USA.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 11/04/2018 1 50
End-of-term exam 17 22/05/2018 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 12 36
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 8 24
Laboratuar çalışması 3 2 6
Arasınav için hazırlık 8 1 8
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load86