Unit Code: BSF702

Unit Name: Fish Nutrition and Feed Formulation

Description: Nutritional requirements of cultivable fish and shellfish; Feed formulation and manufacturing. Forms of feeds: wet feeds, moist feeds, dry feeds, mashes, pelleted feeds, floating and sinking pellets. Feed additives: binders, antioxidants, enzymes, pigments, growth promoters, feed stimulants. Determination of various intestinal enzyme activities; Isolation of bacterial flora producing protease, amylase, cellulase and lipase; Types of feeding - Natural feeding.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1