NOVA-416 Immunonutrition in Aquaculture: From novel feeds to overall health

Aquaculture is an important economic activity across Europe. Although projections from the Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) suggest continued growth in the coming decades, fish farming faces challenges related to infectious diseases, environmental conditions and access to novel feed sources. To contribute to solving these problems, immunonutritional strategies have gained interesting relevance in recent years, since they combine (in a holistic approach) aspects of fish health, welfare and nutrition, in addition to environmental sustainability.

Thus, through both theoretical classes and laboratory sessions, this NOVA course will focus on:

Diet formulation

Feed production and pellet quality

Fish performance

Fish immunology

Microbiota characterisation

At the end of the course, the students will acquire theoretical knowledge and practical experience related with diet formulation, feed production and pellet quality, fish performance, fish immunology and microbiota characterization.