AQUACULTURE DEPARTMENT
Departmental Courses Credit Hrs. |
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| AQU 701 | Fish Biology | 2+1 |
| AQU 702 | Aquaculture Systems | 3+0 |
| AQU 703 | Fish Nutrition and Feeding Management | 2+1 |
| AQU 704 | Water Quality Analysis and Management for Aquaculture | 2+2 |
| AQU 705 | Hatchery Management and Aquatic Animal Seed Production | 2+1 |
| AQU 706 | Fisheries Management | 2+0 |
| AQU 707 | Methods for Fish Biology | 2+0 |
| AQU 709 | Aquatic Animal Health Management | 2+1 |
| AQU 799 | M. Sc. Seminar | 0+2 |
| AQU 800 | M. Sc. Thesis | 0+6 |
| AQU 899 | Ph. D. Seminar | 0+2 |
| AQU 900 | Ph. D. Dissertation | 0+15 |
AQU 701 Fish Biology (2+1)
General characters and classification of fishes; study of different organ systems – skin and scales, fins and locomotion, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory and reproductive system; sense organ; specialized organs in fishes, structural modification in fishes.
AQU 702 Aquaculture Systems (3+0)
Introduction: systems concept, overview of aquaculture and fisheries, potentials and constraints of aquaculture; Classification of aquaculture systems; Key components of sustainable aquaculture: production technology, environmental concerns, social-economic aspect; Major inland aquaculture systems: carp, tilapia, carnivorous species and prawn culture; Integrated aquaculture systems: rice-fish, vegetable-fish, livestock-fish, aquaculture- aquaculture; Coastal aquaculture systems; shrimp, shell fish, sea weed; Case studies.
AQU 703 Fish Nutrition and Feeding Management (2+1)
Introduction: role of natural food in aquaculture, limits for growth, critical standing stock and supplementary feed requirements, requirement for nutritionally balanced feeds, limiting factors; Nutritional physiology and behavior: digestive systems different fish species, fate of nutrients, feeding methods, feeding habits of fish and feed intake, digestibility estimation; Nutrient requirement of fish: essential and non-essential nutrients, protein and amino acid, energy, lipids and fatty acids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins; Feed resources for fish feeding; Feed additives; Feed formulation; Formulated pellet feed production; Cost-effective feeding methods; Case studies and economic analysis.
AQU 704 Water Quality Analyses and Management for Aquaculture (2+2)
Introduction: Importance and requirement of water quality in aquaculture, Aquatic ecosystems, Morphometry of water bodies and trophic status; Physical parameters; Chemical parameters; Biological parameters; Pond bottom management: pond sediment characteristics, pond liming; Nutrient dynamics: nutrient cycle, primary productivity, pond fertilization; Aquaculture intensification and water quality managements; Farm effluents and Environmental impacts; Management Practices: Good Aquaculture Practice (GAP), Better Management Practice (BMP), Aquaculture Code of conduct (CoC); Water treatment and Reuse; Case studies.
AQU 705 Hatchery Management and Aquatic Animal Seed Production (2+1)
Introduction: concept, rationale and issues of reproduction and breeding; Reproductive biology: spermatogenesis and oogenesis, biology of propagation, embryology; Environmental factors affecting reproduction; Teleost reproductive endocrinology; Fish Breeding methods, sources of seeds and brood fish management; Transportation of live fish seed & brood fish; Induced breeding; Hatchery design and management; Incubation and hatchling, fry and fingerlings rearing; Indicators to assess successfulness of breeding; Breeding procedures for economically important fish of Nepal; Applied genetics to culture fish; Economics of fish breeding; Current status of supply, demand and marketing networks of fish seed in country; Case studies.
AQU 706 Fisheries Management (2+0)
Aquatic resources: aquatic habitat, aquatic environment, fisheries resources, importance of fisheries to livelihood, needs for fisheries management; Fisheries Assessment: fishing gears and technique, fish population dynamic, stock assessment, catch assessment; Fisheries Management Strategies: strategies for regulation of fisheries, measure for regulation, existing national and regional laws and regulation, Nepal Aquatic Animal Protection Act, 1997, FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, fisheries enhancement, fisheries co-management, community based fisheries; Fisheries Management Planning: basic consideration for management planning, designing, Implementation of management plans, reviewing and amending management plans.
AQU 707 Methods for Fish Biology (2+0)
Research methods concept and design; methods for fish genetics; taxonomic methods; methods for respirometry; methods for fish growth; bioenergetic methods; methods for stress and acclimation; methods for aquatic toxicology; methods for fish reproduction; maintaining fishes for research and teaching.
AQU 709 Aquatic Animal Health Management (2+1)
Introduction: concept of fish parasites and diseases, classification of diseases, modes of disease transmission, interaction between host, environment, pathogen, human and disease, economic impact of fish disease; Defense mechanisms in fish: non-specific, specific; Protozoan diseases: nature and control measures; Disease caused by worms: nature and control measures; Disease caused by Crustaceans: nature and control measures; Fungal diseases: nature and control measures; Bacterial diseases: nature and control measures; Viral diseases; Non-infectious disease or disease of miscellaneous origin; Common drugs and chemicals used in related treatments; Different methods of disease control / treatments; Prophylactic measures; Therapeutic measures; Planning fish health program.