Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fish Feeding II
Course Code: SUM414
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To teach basic concepts, fish feeding methods and principles by taking consider nutritional properties and nutrient requirements of the species.

Course Content

To evaluate aquaculture sector in terms of using food, bait types and their content, importance of productions as feed, quality control methods, evaluation of data collection, reducing feed loses in nutrition, problems and their solutions

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyse chemical relations and physiological interactions between fish biochemistry and feed sources in fish feeding.
2.To be able to analyse economic relations between environment, fish and nutrition
3.To be able to interpret monitoring methods, formulas and evaluations of growing in fish feding
4.Fish feeding methods used in aquaculture and environmental conditions.
5.To be able to distinguish feeding and foraging
6.To be able to apply ready feeding program and registrate
7.To be able to make literature study for learning fish feeding regimes and protocols according to fish species and their different periods
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Balık Besleme ve Yem Teknolojisi 2; Yrd. Doç. Dr. Belgin Hoşsu, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ali Y. Korkut, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Aysun Fırat Kop
2.Yem bilgisi, yem teknolojisi ve balık besleme; Murat Bilgüven
3.Balık besleme yöntemleri ile ilgili güncel notlar
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the general content of the Course
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book examples in supplementary resource
Week 2 - Theoretical
Eating habits in aquaculture
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Comparison of feeding fish and land animals
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 4 - Theoretical
the definition of metabolism
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores feeding studies in species
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nutrients, definitions of nutrients
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 7 - Theoretical
The importance of the use of nutrients and fish feed
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Factors affecting nutrition in aquaculture, investigation of their properties, to inform the direction of interpretation and implementation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Feed rations
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Laboratory work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Learning and development of calculation and assessment methods in feed rations
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Internet
Week 11 - Theoretical
Fish feeding strategies
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Evaluation of formulas and analyses
Week 12 - Theoretical
Storage and the recording of feed
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Applying prepared nutrition program
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation and discussion
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Lecture notes and presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
5
OÇ-7
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026