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  • General

  • 1. 9 September - 15 September

    Introduction to Aquatic Animal Feed Additives


    Overview of the course objectives


    • 2. 16 September - 22 September

      Important Immune-Related Enzyme and Protein in Aquatic Animals


      Understanding key enzymes and proteins involved in the immune system of aquatic animals


      • 3. 23 September - 29 September

        Practice: Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Activity Assay


        Test SOD change in fish macrophage

        • 4. 30 September - 6 October

          Probiotics and Prebiotics


          • 5. 7 October - 13 October

            Practice: Photosynthetic Bacteria Culture

            • 6. 14 October - 20 October

              Enzymes as Feed Additives


              Types of enzymes used in aquaculture feeds

              Functions and benefits

              • 7. 21 October - 27 October

                Practice: Cytotoxicity Assay


                Applying cytotoxicity assays, e.g., AlamarBlue, CCK-8, or MTT, to assess the safety and efficacy of feed additive.


                • 8. 28 October - 3 November

                  Practice: fish blood, shrimp, or clam hemolymph extraction


                  Practice withdrawing blood from fish or hemolymph from white leg shrimp or bivalve clam


                  • 9. 4 November - 10 November

                    Midterm Exam (presentation)

                    • 10. 11 November - 17 November

                      Practice: Lysozyme examination

                      Test lysozyme concentration change in cell, cultural supernatant and fish serum.


                      • 11. 18 November - 24 November

                        Practice: Respiratory Burst Activity Assay


                        Test fish macrophage respiratory burst activity

                        • 12. 25 November - 1 December

                          Minerals and Vitamins as Additive


                          Importance of minerals and vitamins in aquatic animal nutrition

                          Deficiency symptoms and their impact on immunity


                          • 13. 2 December - 8 December

                            Practice: Macrophage Phagocytosis Examination


                            Laboratory session on evaluating fish macrophage phagocytosis activity


                            • 14. 9 December - 15 December

                              Herbal and Botanical Additives (1)


                              Overview of herbal and botanical additives

                              Active compounds and their effects on immunity


                              • 15. 16 December - 22 December

                                Herbal and Botanical Additives (2)


                                Related research paper review and discussion


                                • 16. 23 December - 29 December

                                  Additive for Improve Appetite of Aquatic Animal or Methods to deliver food additive


                                  Feed additives aimed at enhancing appetite and feed intake  to faster the weight-gaining in aquatic species


                                  • 17. 30 December - 5 January

                                    Practice: Brine shrimp enrichment


                                    Enrich nutrition of brine shrimp to deliver chemicals into fish larvae.


                                    • 18. 6 January - 12 January

                                      Final Exam (Student Presentations)