Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fish Diseases in Aquaculture Conditions
Course Code: ZSU512
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim is to ensure prevention, diagnosis, control and treatment techniques will be introduced of the common cultured marine and freshwater fish disease

Course Content

This module is concerned with identify of infectious agents and management of health problems in cultured marine and freshwater fish

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding fish health maintenance principles in fish culture
2.-Understanding disease diagnosis of bacterial, fungal, parasitic and some viral diseases in fish culture
3.-Understanding the arrangement of health certificate in cultured fish
4.Understanding of epizootiology of pathogens
5.To know common diseases in Turkish seas
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Roberts RJ. Fish Pathology. In: Roberts RJ (Eds), Rodger HD,The Pathophysiology and Systematic Pathology of Teleosts. Fourth Edition. USA Wiley-Blackwell: CRP Press; 2012.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium botulinum, Eubacterium
Week 2 - Theoretical
Gram-negative bacteria, Basillus cereus, B. mycoides, B. subtilis, Mycobacterium spp. Nocardia spp.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Gram-positive coc infections Streptococaceae iniae, Str. milleri, Str. parauberis, Str. agalactie, Lactococcus garvieae.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Gram-negative bacilli Furunkulozis, A type- A. salmonicida.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Motile aeromonas A. hydrophila, A. caviae, A. sobria
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lernaea spp etiology, epizootiology, pathogenicity, clinical and autopsy findings, diagnosis and treatment
Week 7 - Theoretical
Lernantropus kroyeri and Caligus minimus etiology, epizootiology, pathogenicity, clinical and autopsy findings, diagnosis and treatment
Week 8 - Theoretical
Dactylogyrus spp., Gyrodactylus spp. etiology, epizootiology, pathogenicity, clinical and autopsy findings, diagnosis and treatment
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nodavirus infections
Week 10 - Theoretical
İridovirus disease and lymphocystis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Koi herpesvirus disease
Week 12 - Theoretical
Branchiomyces sp. etiology, epizootiology, pathogenicity, clinical and autopsy findings, diagnosis and treatment
Week 13 - Theoretical
Dermocystidium sp. etiology, epizootiology, pathogenicity, clinical and autopsy findings, diagnosis and treatment
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment140141
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)149
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
4
2
OÇ-4
2
2
OÇ-5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026