James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2011

AQ5004 - Aquaculture: Stock Improvement

Credit points: 03
Year: 2011
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: School of Marine & Tropical Biology

Available only to student enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Science, Graduate Diploma of Science or the Master of Applied Science.

Consideration of the genetics of breeding programs and how these can be applied to improving desirable traits for aquaculture, such as growth rate, feeding efficiency, disease resistance and market acceptability. Consideration of the techniques available for genetic manipulation in aquaculture breeding programs. Major topics include genetic selection, hybridisation, effective breeding numbers, sex reversal and chromosomal manipulation. This subject shares lectures, tutorials and practical classes with AQ3004.

Learning Outcomes

Assumed
Knowledge:
Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (eg marine biology, biology or aquaculture) or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study or industry experience. They should have an excellent understanding of science subjects including basic biology, chemistry, aquaculture and statistics.
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
AQ3004

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator: Dr Kyall Zenger
Lecturers: Assoc. Professor Dean Jerry, Dr Kyall Zenger.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 21 hours practicals

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.