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Lecturer(s)
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Palíková Miroslava, prof. MVDr. Ph.D.
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Mikulíková Ivana, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Papežíková Ivana, doc. MVDr. Ph.D.
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Novotná Hana, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content: 1. Classification of fish in the zoological system, the importance of fish in nature and the importance of fish farming. 2. Factors affecting fish health and their welfare I. Abiotic and biotic factors. 3. Factors affecting fish health and their welfare II. Breeding methods and procedures. 4. Factors affecting fish health and their welfare III. Nutrition. Zootechnical and veterinary interventions. Methods of slaughter and euthanasia. 5. Stress in fish. 6. Brief overview of the most important fish diseases and pathologies. 7. Legislation in fish breeding, transport and protection. 8. Honey bee, classification in the zoological system. The importance of honey bees in nature and the importance of beekeeping. 9. Factors affecting the health of bees and their welfare I. Biotic and abiotic factors. 10. Factors affecting the health of bees and their welfare II. Breeding methods and procedures. 11. Factors affecting the health of bees and their welfare III. Honey bee nutrition, bee pasture. 12. Factors affecting the health of bees and their welfare IV. Zootechnical and veterinary interventions, euthanasia of honey bees and bee colonies ? methods. 13. Brief overview of the most important diseases and pathologies in honey bees. 14. Legislation in beekeeping, in transport and protection of honey bees. Practical lessons: 1. Fish environment, fish breeding facilities. 2. Anatomy and physiology of fish, fish dissection. 3. Species identification, classification and assessment of fish. Determination of the nutritional status, age and sex of fish. 4. Honey bees? environment. Types of beehives. 5. Anatomy and physiology of honey bee, investigation of bee kills and examination of bees ? methods. 6. Practical inspection of an apiary, bee hives and bee colonies. 7. Consultations, credit awarding.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lectures, Seminars, Non-clinical animal work
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Learning outcomes
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The main aim is to acquaint the students with welfare and animals protection in fish farming and apiculture. The students learn about the importance of fish and honey bees, their breeding and factors affecting their welfare, health and quality of their products. They learn about the most important diseases and methods of their diagnostics, therapy and prevention. The practical training is focused on the practice of handling fish and bees and assessment of their welfare.
Competences aquired: The student is able to: - understand "one health" concept and improve the health and welfare of fish and bees - to describe fish anatomy and physiology - to assess health status of fish - to describe honey bee morphology and physiology as well as the biology of a bee colony as a superorganism - to handle bees safely - to perform hive inspection and assess colony fitness and health status - identify symptoms indicating notifiable diseases in fish and honey bees, and take appropriate measures, including notification to the competent authorities
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Credit awarding conditions: - attendance at practical lessons according to the syllabus, one absence is possible - oral presentation on an assigned topic Examinatination: - a condition for admission to the exam is obtaining a credit - theoretical knowledge is tested in the form of a test - the result of the exam is evaluated with a grade
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Recommended literature
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Branson E.J. Fish Welfare. The World Aquaculture Society, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4051-4629-6.
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Caron et Connor. Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping. Wicwas Press, 368 pages..
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MINÁŘOVÁ, H., PALÍKOVÁ, M., POJEZDAL, Ľ., PAPEŽÍKOVÁ, I., PIAČKOVÁ, V. Fish diseases. Practical Seminar Instructions. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, 81 p. .
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Sammataro et al. The Beekeeper´s Handbook. Cornell University Press, USA, 2021. ISBN 0801476941.
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WOO, P. T. K. et al. Fish Diseases and Disorders. Volume 1-3.
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