Fish Nutrition

• Keep track of food's quantitative importance in the production of farmed fish, which feed resources you use, and the ratios between the energizing nutrient (protein, fat and carbohydrates) in commercial feeds.
• Possess detailed knowledge of the fish's digestive system, including a deeper focus on the development of the gastrointestinal tract of marine fish larvae.
• Show detailed knowledge of various energizing and micro (vitamins and minerals) nutrients' digestion, absorption, metabolism and biochemical function.
• Understand how the food composition can affect health, both by lack of nutrients and through preventive nutrition.
• Explain the components of fish feed on fish product quality, both positive (nutrients) and negative (contaminants from food and environment).
• Have knowledge of fish reproduction and how diet affects egg and fry quality.
• Have a basic understanding of legislation that business and government must deal with in the food area, in terms of fish quality, health and environmental impact.
• Besides the written exam, the course will be evaluated with a seminar about food production and an oral presentation of this. This will give students training in how to use theoretic nutritional knowledge in practice, reflect and communicate scientific material both in the written and verbal form, on a current nutrition topic.

Autumn.

This course has a limited capacity, enrolment is based on application. The application deadline is Wednesday in week 33 for the autumn semester. Please see this page for more information. You will receive confirmation of whether you received a seat in Studentweb no later than Monday the week after the deadline.

It is compulsory to attend the first lecture/orientation meeting, or you risk losing your seat. If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must contact the Study Section (studie.bio@uib.no). The time of the first lecture/orientation meeting can be found in the schedule on the course website or on Mitt UiB.