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Teacher Maria Laura Bacci
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Credits 3
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SSD VET/02
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures
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Language Italian
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Campus of Cesena
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Degree Programme First cycle degree programme (L) in Aquaculture and Fish Production Hygiene (cod. 8834)
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Course Timetable from Feb 23, 2022 to May 17, 2022
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Academic Year 2021/2022
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will know the concept of stress and stressor applied to fish species in intensive farming conditions. In particular, the measurable parameters that can be used to study the state of well-being / malaise and the strategies that can be used to mitigate the risks associated with intensive breeding as a threat to animal welfare will be identified.
Course contents
Definition of stress and stressor. Interactions between animals and the environment )biotic anc abiotic). Eustress and distress. Physiological role of responses to stress.
How we study stress in aquatic animals: variables and parameters to be considered in order to have indications of the level of objective and subjective stress of the farmed teleosts.
Evaluation of the strategies that can be used in different contexts to mitigate stress in aquatic animals.
Readings/Bibliography
Fisiologia degli animali marini. Alessandro Poli, Elena Fabbri. II edizione 2018 EdiSES s.r.l, Napoli.
Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology From Genome to Environment Reference Work • Editor-in-Chief: Anthony P. Farrell; Elsevier 2011
Fisiologia animale. R. Hill, G. Wise, M. Anderson. Zanichelli editore, Bologna 2006
Teaching methods
Frontal and streaming lessons. Seminars on specific topics. Group work led by the teacher.
Students with special needs are invited to contact the teacher by email or at the end of the lessons, to illustrate them and better organize the teaching and the conduct of the exams.
Assessment methods
Interview with the student on the entire C.I.
50% of the vote will relate to the assessment of the interview.
50% of the vote will relate to the evaluation of team work.
Teaching tools
Slides provided in IOL. Study material such as scientific articles. Video projection equipment.
Office hours
See the website of Maria Laura Bacci
Alumni