Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drug Use in Fish
Course Code: VET436
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The physiology and anatomical specifications of fish, the fish and fish environment interactions, the predisposing factors of diseases, the bacterial, viral, parasite and other causative fish diseases, the drugs used in the fish diseases and the drug application techniques to the fishes.

Course Content

Factors affecting the aquaculture and pharmacotherapy of the fish, antibacterial, antiparasite, antiseptic and desinfictants drugs used in fish.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ferda AKAR
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the physiologic and anatomic specifications of the fish
2.To learn the infectious and non infectious disease in fishes
3.To learn the fish pharmacotherapy
4.To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area
5.Konu ile ilgili mesleki bilgisini artıracak kaynakları belirleyip kullanır.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aral F and Doğu Z (Eds.), Recent Advances in Fish Farms, InTech, Croatia, 2011.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Zoological classification of fishes and its importance
Week 2 - Theoretical
The physiology and anatomical specifications in fish
Week 3 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the aquaculture and pharmacotherapy of the fish
Week 4 - Theoretical
Drug application techniques to the fishes
Week 5 - Theoretical
Antibacterial drugs used in fishes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Antiparasitic drugs used in fishes
Week 7 - Theoretical
Antiseptic and disinfictants used in fishes (Midterm examination)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases and therapy in fishes-I
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases and therapy in fishes-II
Week 10 - Theoretical
Viral diseases and therapy in fishes-I
Week 11 - Theoretical
Viral diseases and therapy in fishes-II
Week 12 - Theoretical
Parasitic diseases and therapy in fishes-I
Week 13 - Theoretical
Parasitic diseases and therapy in fishes-II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fungal diseases and therapy in fishes
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)46
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2026