Fish Health and Welfare August 29th - 30th 2024

Contact Name:

Sabina MacLean

Address:

Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling

Telephone Number

Email Address

[email protected]

Further Information

The CPD programme is offered by the Institute of Aquaculture and is focused on Animal Welfare. This unique training services aims to stimulate the knowledge required as a basis for operational excellence of the workforce that will support continuous growth of the industry.

Our fish health and welfare course offer insight into: -

- Fish biology, anatomy, and physiology

- Stress, health, and disease

- Fish sentience, behaviour, and welfare

- Why welfare pays?

- Main diseases and pathogens

- Prevention and therapeutic strategies

- How vaccines work

- Sea lice monitoring and control

- Biosecurity, veterinary health, and welfare plans

- Industry standards, good practice, and legislation

- Handling techniques, dissection, and tissue sampling