AQ5003 - Aquaculture: Propagation
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma, Master of Applied Science or Masters programs.
Reproductive cycles of culture organisms, environmental and internal controlling mechanisms. Broodstock management, selection, conditioning. Spawning induction. Eggs and larvae: quality, nutrition/biochemistry, development. Sex determination, genetic control and differentiation.This subject shares lectures, tutorials and practical classes with Aq3003.
Learning Outcomes
- an understanding of current problems and future research directions for aquaculture propagation and stock improvement;
- an understanding of the reproductive cycles of cultured aquatic animals and the factors controlling them;
- detailed knowledge of the methods used for broodstock management, spawning induction and larval rearing of culture organisms.
| Prerequisites: | Consult HoS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AQ3003 |
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| Census Date 31-Mar-2005 | |
| Coordinator: | jc150535 |
| Lecturers: | Assoc. Professor Chaoshu Zeng, jc150535, zlpcs. |
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