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General information |
Course unit name: Health and Well-being in Aquatic Animals
Course unit code: 568746
Academic year: 2021-2022
Coordinator: Maria Isabel Navarro Alvarez
Department: Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology
Credits: 10
Single program: S
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 250 |
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Face-to-face and/or online activities |
83 |
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- Lecture |
Face-to-face |
83 |
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Supervised project |
66 |
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Independent learning |
101 |
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Learning objectives |
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Referring to knowledge The main objective of the subject Health and Well-being in Aquatic Animals is to report on risk factors and sources of stress in aquaculture practice that potentially affect the health of fish, the current state of immunological knowledge and pathology in species of interest in aquaculture and, at the same time, provide the necessary tools to diagnose, treat and prevent the disease. At the same time, it aims to provide global information on the interaction between aquaculture and the environment, both with regard to the environmental impact of aquaculture activities and the effects of the environment on animal welfare and, also, the quality of the product. |
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Teaching blocks |
1. Stress and prevention of pathologies in aquatic animals
1.1. Definition and physiology of stress. Stress and neuroendocrine connection
1.2. Stress agents in aquaculture
1.3. Endocrine and metabolic responses
1.4. Immunological responses
1.5. Performance responses (growth and reproduction)
1.6. Stress prevention: culture management
1.7.
Stress prevention: the nutritional pathway, indicators of stress
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2. Immunology of aquaculture species
2.1. Immunology 1: fish (basics)
2.2. Immunology 2: other species
2.3. Cytokines and other regulatory molecules
2.4. Complement
2.5. Immunotherapies 1: immunostimulants
2.6. Immunotherapies 2: vaccination
2.7. New technologies
2.8.
State of the art
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3. Therapeutic pathology and immunoprophylaxis in fish farming
3.1. Elements of anatomopathology: gill; tegument; support systems, circulatory, digestive and nervous, and sense organs (normal structure and response to injury)
3.2. Etiological pathology (parasitic, bacterial, viral diseases; non-infectious pathology)
3.3.
Diagnosis, prevention and treatment
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4. Aquaculture and the environment
4.1. Organic waste generated by a fish farm
4.2. Waste control and disposal systems
4.3. Potentially toxic effluents: the problem of the use of drugs in aquaculture
4.4. The problem of the dispersion of pathogens and the interaction between natural environment and culture
4.5. Toxic algae and aquaculture
4.6. Feed suitable for sustainable aquaculture
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Reading and study resources |
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Book
Ashley, P.J. (2008). Fish welfare: Current issues in aquaculture. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 
Brown, L. 1993. Aquaculture for Veterinarians. Pergamon Press, Oxford. U.K.
LeRoy Creswell, R. y Flos, R. 2002. Perspectives on responsible aquaculture for the new millennium (reviewed presentations). EAS publications-162, Oostende.
Schreck, C., Moyle, P.B. 1990. Methods for fish Biology. Amer. Fish Soc. Bethesda.
Stickney, R.R. y McVey, J.P. 2002. Responsible Marine Aquaculture. CABI Plubishing, New York.
Web page
www.observatorio-acuicultura.org
www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/green/reia-00.asp