Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fish Feeding I
Course Code: SUM307
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Improving and performing of optimum catching technique in order to utilize of aquatic products. Obtain basic principles of fishing methods and gears applicable to inland and seawater fisheries

Course Content

Physiology of digestive system. Energy requirements and use of metabolism, excretion, growth. Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. Nutrition-related diseases.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To obtain knowledge of the feeding habits and digestive physiology of fish,
2.To Know the mechanism of energy use in fish,
3. Having the basic information related to organic and inorganic nutrients,
4. Knowledge of effects of different organic and inorganic nutrients,
5.Adjusting the rates of nutrients in feeding,
6.Knowledge of diseases associated with nutrition,
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Hoşsu,B., Korkut,A.Y., Fırat,A.,2008. Balık Besleme ve Yem Teknolojisi I ( Balık Besleme Fizyolojisi ve Biyokimyası). E.Ü. Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yayın No:50, Ders Kitabı No: 19. İzmir
2. Balık Besleme Besin Maddeleri ve Temel Beslenme Kuralları, Erdal ŞENER, İstanbul, 2001
3.De Silva, S. S. and Anderson, T. A. , 1995. Fish Nutrition in Aquaculture. Chapman and Hall, London, England, 319 s.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Digesting physiology and biology of the fishes
Week 2 - Theoretical
Digesting physiology and biology of the fishes
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Energy use in fish: Metabolism , excretion
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Energy use in fish : Growth , environmental factors
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutritional agents: Proteins and amino acids
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Proteins and amino acids, task, and usage
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Food: Lipids
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 8 - Theoretical
Food: Lipids
Week 9 - Theoretical
Lipids, task, and usage
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrients : Carbohydrates
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Carbohydrates, task, and usage
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Minerals and tasks
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ration in formulation
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Practice and Problems
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Text book reading Internet browsing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142377
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026