Course description

1. Fundamentals of fish nutrition and growth in fish. Principal nutrients (Protein and Amino acids)
2. Principal nutrients (Lipids and Fatty acids)
3. Principal nutrients (Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Minerals)
4. Nutritional requirements of cultivable fish and shellfish (Proteins, Aminoacids and Lipids)
5. Nutritional requirements of cultivable fish and shellfish (Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Minerals)
6. Nutritional energetics: definition and forms of energy partitioning.
7. Methods of feed formulation
8. Feed manufacturing process (Grinding, Mixing)
9. Feed manufacturing process (Pelleting, cooling, crumbling, screening, bagging, storage)
10. Forms of feeds: wet feeds, moist feeds, dry feeds, mashes, pelleted feeds, floating and sinking pellets.
11. Feed additives: binders, antioxidants, anti-microbial agent
12. Feed additives: pigments, growth promoters, feed stimulants, anabolic agents.
13. Feed storage.
14. Feed evaluation: feed convertion ratio, feed efficiency ratio, protein efficiency ratio, net protein utilization and biological value.
15. Feeding devices and methods.
16. Non-conventional feed ingredients
17. Antinutritional factors.
18. Antinutritional factors (Cont…..)
19. Digestive enzymes, feed digestibility. Factors affecting digestibility.
20. Nutritional deficiency diseases in fishes

What will i learn?

• Know various feedstuffs used in aquafeed and their nutrient composition.
• Classify identified feedstuffs into different nutrient groups.
• Know the chemical compositions of various feedstuffs and supplements.
• Formulating fish feed based on nutrient requirements and available nutrient sources.