Course: Reproductive Biology of Fish

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Course title Reproductive Biology of Fish
Course code VURH/RBF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Franěk Roman, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Linhart Otomar, prof. Ing. DrSc.
  • Rodina Marek, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
? Spermatogenesis and oogenesis, meiosis and mitosis, induction of maturity, ovulation and spermiation. ? Controlled spermiation and ovulation including endocrine regulation with environmental influences. 1 Sexuality of fish, sex ration, changes of sex in breeding conditions and hybridization. 2 Reproduction of fish in breeding practice, effects of rearing environment, inbreeding depression, hormones, pheromones and reproductive behaviour of fish. 3 Methods of controlled reproduction of freshwater fish with exogenous hormone treatment and handling environment. 4 Gametes of fish, their physiology and preservation of gametes short and long term including the freezing of embryos and stem cells. 5 Activation, fertilization of gametes and incubation of eggs. 6 Genomic manipulation ? principles of uniparental inheritance and cloning of parental genomes and polyploidy and level manipulation of gametes during insemination, activation, impregnation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration, Projection, Skills training, Laboratory
  • Preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 35 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of the subject is to acquaint students with reproductive biology of some teleostean and chondrostean fresh water fish with emphasis on the physiology of reproduction, endocrinology, sexuality, gametogenesis, genome manipulations and reproduction of fish in breeding practice.
Students will be able to manage practical reproduction of fish at hatcheries of fishing companies.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Essay, Didactic test, Questionnaire, Colloquium, Seminar work, Development of laboratory protocols

3 x colloquium + oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Alavi, S.M.H., Cosson, J.J., Coward, K., Rafiee, Gh. Fish Spermatology. Alpha Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. , 2007.
  • Black, K.D. and Pickering, A.D., (ed). Biology of Farmed Fish. CRC Press, Sheffield, 2000.
  • Dettlaff T.A. et al. Sturgeon Fishes: Developmental Biology and Aquculture. Springer-Verlag, 1993.
  • Evans, D.H. (ed). The Physiology of Fishes. CRC Press, New York, 1998.
  • Cheby-Sheng Lee (ed). Reproductive Biotechnology in Finffish Aquaculture. Aquaculture, 197, 2001.
  • Linhart, O. et al. Morphology composition and fertilization of carp eggs. Aquaculture 129, 1995.
  • R.Patino (ed). The Telepat Gonad: Development, Function and Histopathology, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 26.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters Study plan (Version): Fishery and Protection of Waters (2022) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters Study plan (Version): Fishery and Protection of Waters (2024) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer