Information Package / Course Catalogue
Trout and Salmon Production Techniques
Course Code: ZSU515
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

Objectives of the Course Economic importance of trout and salmon culture, species had an economic importance, their biological characteristics and culture techniques.

Course Content

Introduction, commercial importance of trout and salmon, their systematic and biological properties, their environment and water desires, reproduction biology, egg-fry-parr-smolt production, osmoregulation and adaptation to sea water, pond, cage culture, improvement methods and biotechnological practices, nutrition and feeding, diseases, harvest, transportation and marketing.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To know the systematics and biology of salmon and trout
2.To know water rquiritments of salmon and trout
3.. To have an idea about the reproductive biology
4.. Be able to make the egg production
5.To know the nutrition of trout and salmon
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Biological properties of salmon
Week 2 - Theoretical
Environment and water desires of salmon
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reproduction biology of salmon
Week 4 - Theoretical
Egg-fry-parr-smolt production
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pond and cage culture of salmon
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diseases of salmon
Week 7 - Theoretical
Biotechnological practices of salmon
Week 8 - Theoretical
General biology of trout
Week 9 - Theoretical
Trout Broodstock Management
Week 10 - Theoretical
Fry and parr production
Week 11 - Theoretical
Breeding in toruts and genetics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Eco-friendly techniques in trout culture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Eggs and fish counting, weighing, sorting. Stock density, hygiene, disinfection, vaccination, transportation of trout
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fish harvesting, marketing, business records
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
5
OÇ-2
3
3
2
OÇ-3
2
2
3
OÇ-4
4
4
3
OÇ-5
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026