Fish Nutrition & Feed Technology

Theory Course Outline

  Theory Course Content

Sl. No.	Topic of Lecture	No. lectures
1.	Nutrition and fundamentals of fish nutrition	1
2.	Description of fish growth and important nutrients required for fish growth	1
3.	Proteins and Amino acids:	2
	Their structure, composition, classification and metabolism
4.	Lipids:	2
	Their structure, composition, classification and metabolism
5.	Carbohydrates:	2
	Their structure, composition, classification and metabolism
6.	Vitamins:	2
	Definition, classification, description and their important role in fish nutrition
7.	Minerals:	2
	Classification, general functions and importance in fish feeds
8.	Energy:	2
	The concept of nutrient energy and partitioning of energy in fish
9.	Nutrient requirements of cultivable fish and shellfish	3
10.	Methods of feed formulation and manufacturing	3
11.	Different forms of feeds:	3
	Wet feeds, moist feeds, mashes, pelleted feeds, floating and sinking pellets
12.	Feed Additives:	3
	Role of binders, antioxidants, enzymes, pigments growth promoters and feed stimulants as feed additives
13.	Use of non-conventional feed ingredients in fish feed formulation and role of anti-nutritional factors	2
14.	Digestive enzymes, feed digestibility and factors affecting digestibility	3
15.	Evaluation of efficiency of fish feeds:	1
	Feed conversion, feed efficiency, net protein utilization and biological value
16.	Storage of fish feeds:	2
	Methods and importance of preservatives and antioxidants
17.	Nutritional deficiency disorders, symptoms and diseases in fishes	2