UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, LAHORE

Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture

Planning for DVM, UVAS

Name of Degree: DVM (5-Years)

Starting Date: 9th October, 2006
Teacher Name: Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman

Theory and Practical

Title Fisheries and Aquaculture
Code AQFS-106
Credit Hours 3(2-2), No. of Weeks: 16
Total Lectures: 32 (16x2)
Lecture Duration (Theory): 50 min
Practical Sessions: 16
Practical Duration: 1.5 hr

Prerequisite None
Syllabus Introduction, Definition of Fish Fisheries and Aquaculture;
Fish Morphology; Fish Taxonomy; Fish Anatomy (Digestive
System); Respiratory System; Introduction to Culturable Fish
Species; Construction of Fish Farm, Site Selection, Soil
Quality; Components and Types of Fish Farm; Water
Quantity and Quality (Physico Chemical Characteristics);
(Physico Chemical Characteristics); Pond Preparation , Use
of Fertilizers; Fish Seed Stocking; Fish Feed Types, Natural
Feed; Artificial Feed & Feed Formulation; Fish Breeding and
Induced Spawning; Fish Breeding and Induced Spawning;
Fish Seed Rearing & Transport; Introduction and Types of
Fish Diseases, Viral, Bacterial; Fungal, Protozoan, Worms;
Crustaceans, Environmental & Nutritional Diseases; Fish
Enemies and Control; Types of Aquatic weeds; Importance,
Drawbacks and Control of Aquatic Weeds; Fish Gear
Technology; Fish Marketing; Fish Processing & Preservation;
Shell Fisheries; Integrated Fish Farming; Types of
Ornamental Fishes; Introduction of Ornamental Fishes;
Aquarium Management; Rivers, Lakes and Reservoir
Fisheries; Marine and Coastal Fisheries
Text Books Ali, S.S. 2001. Fresh Water Fish Biology. Naseem Book
Depot, Hyderabad-Pakistan.
Pillay, T.V.R. 2002. Aquaculture: Principles and Practices.
Blackwell Science Ltd.
Reference Books/ Huet, M. and Timmermans, J. Text Book of Fish Culture.
Material Blackwell Science Ltd.
Shammi, Q.J. and Bhatnagar, S. 2002. Applied Fisheries.
Agrobios, India.
NIIR 2002. Hand Book on Fisheries and Aquaculture
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 Technology. Asia Pacific Business Press Inc., Delhi.
Hovath, L. 2000. Carps and Pond Fish Culture, Fishing News
Books.
Bhatti, M.N. and Mirza, M.R. 1995. Jadeed Fish Culture.
Feroz Sons, Lahore.
Bhatti, M.N. and Mirza, M.R. 1995. Mahi Parwari. Feroz
Sons, Lahore.
Bhatti, M.N. AND Minhas, I..K. 2000. Machlioon Ki Bimaryan
aur in ka ilaj.
Mirza, M.R. and Shrif, H.M. Key to Identification of the Fishes
of Punjab. Ilmi Kitab Khana, Lahore.

Instructional White Board and Marker in the Class Room

Aids/Resources Power Point Slide Show Facility for Presentations
Audio Visual Aids
Multimedia
Practical apparatus.

Assessment Mid 20% Final 47% Sessional 33% Total

Criteria 100%
Paper 20% Assignments Performance/ 100%
6.6% Identification
6.6%
Quiz 3.3% Copy 6.6%
Paper 36.6% Viva 6.6%
Paper 13.3%
Recommendations All assignments should be submitted in time

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Theory Framework

Recommendatio
Week Lecture Topic ns for Learning
Activities
Introduction, Definition of Fish Fisheries and
1
1 Aquaculture
2 Fish Morphology
3 Fish Taxonomy Assignment 1
2
4 Fish Anatomy (Digestive System)
5 Respiratory System
3
6 Introduction to Culturable Fish Species
Construction of Fish Farm, Site Selection,
7 Quiz 1
4 Soil Quality
8 Components and Types of Fish Farm
Water Quantity and Quality (Physico
9
5 Chemical Characteristics)
10 (Physico Chemical Characteristics)
11 Pond Preparation , Use of Fertilizers
6
12 Fish Seed Stocking
13 Fish Feed Types, Natural Feed
7
14 Artificial Feed & Feed Formulation
15 Fish Breeding and Induced Spawning
8
16 Fish Breeding and Induced Spawning
MID TERM EXAM
17 Fish Seed Rearing & Transport
Introduction and Types of Fish Diseases,
18
9 Viral, Bacterial
19 Fungal, Protozoan, Worms
Crustaceans, Environmental & Nutritional
20 Assignment 2
10 Diseases
21 Fish Enemies and Control
22 Types of Aquatic weeds
11 Importance, Drawbacks and Control of
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Aquatic Weeds
24 Fish Gear Technology
12
25 Fish Marketing Quiz 2
26 Fish Processing & Preservation
13
27 Shell Fisheries
28 Integrated Fish Farming
14
29 Types of Ornamental Fishes
15 30 Introduction of Ornamental Fishes

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 31 Aquarium Management
32 Rivers, Lakes and Reservoir Fisheries
16
32 Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Practical Framework:

Session Topic Evaluation

1 Orientation, Fish Morphology ( External Features)
2 Fish Identification Performance
3 Fish Dissection Performance
4 Components of Fish Farm (Farm Visit)
Estimation of Pond Water Temperature and
5 Performance
Dissolved Oxygen
6 Estimation of Pond Water Ph Performance
7 Estimation of Light Penetration and Turbidity Performance
8 Estimation of Conductivity, Salinity and TDS. Performance
9 Fish Nutrition and Feed Preparation
10 Study of Aquatic Plants and Planktons
11 Fish Disease Diagnosis
12 Fish Hatchery Visit ( Study of hatchery components)
Fish Breeding ( Induced Spawning, Injection,
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Stripping and fertilization)
14 Visit to Fish Market Visit Report
15 Kinds of Net and Fish Catch Performance
16 Final Exam