Centre for Agricultural Sciences Centre for Agricultural Sciences

Aquaculture DepartmentAquaculture Department

Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSCFederal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC

UFSC Florianópolis ~ 400,000 UFSC Florianópolis ~ 400,000

UFSC numbersUFSC numbers

• Since 1960Since 1960• 65 undergraduate majors65 undergraduate majors• 51 Master Programs 51 Master Programs • 36 Doctoral Programs36 Doctoral Programs• 25,737 undergrad students -1,632 lecturers -25,737 undergrad students -1,632 lecturers -

1,313Dr.1,313Dr.

• 11 centres 11 centres – Biology, Education, Economics,

Comunication, Sports, Health, Technology, Law, Phylosophy, Math & Physics, Agriculture

Undergraduate levelUndergraduate level– Aquaculture Engeneering Aquaculture Engeneering

60 students/yr60 students/yr

one mandatory course on Aquaculture Nutrition one mandatory course on Aquaculture Nutrition 4h/wk4h/wk

AQUACULTURE RELATED AQUACULTURE RELATED MAJORSMAJORS

Graduate levelGraduate level– Aquaculture Graduate ProgramAquaculture Graduate Program

2 courses on Nutrition/yr2 courses on Nutrition/yr

AQUACULTURE RELATED AQUACULTURE RELATED MAJORSMAJORS

AQUACULTURE GRADUATE AQUACULTURE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT UFSCPROGRAM AT UFSC

started in 1988 - Master programstarted in 1988 - Master program

226 Master Thesis226 Master Thesiscurrently ~40 studentscurrently ~40 students

PhD program started in June 2005PhD program started in June 20052 PhD dissertations2 PhD dissertations

currently ~22 studentscurrently ~22 students

AQUACULTURE GRADUATE AQUACULTURE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT UFSCPROGRAM AT UFSC

Research areasResearch areas• Aquatic Resources Management & ConservationAquatic Resources Management & Conservation• Health Management and PathologyHealth Management and Pathology• Broodstock and LarvicultureBroodstock and Larviculture• Production TechnologyProduction Technology• Nutrition and FeedingNutrition and Feeding

UFSC Agri Science UFSC Agri Science Campus Campus

AdministrationAdministration

Classrooms and teaching labsClassrooms and teaching labs

Pathology and Diagnostic LabPathology and Diagnostic Lab

AQUACULTURE GRADUATE AQUACULTURE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT UFSCPROGRAM AT UFSC

FACILITIESFACILITIES

UFSC main campusUFSC main campus

Supporting research labsSupporting research labs• Immunology, ecotoxicology, enzymologyImmunology, ecotoxicology, enzymology

Mariculture Station at Barra da LagoaMariculture Station at Barra da Lagoa

Shrimp Lab and Yakult experimental farmShrimp Lab and Yakult experimental farmMolusck LabMolusck LabMarine Fish LabMarine Fish Lab

AQUACULTURE GRADUATE AQUACULTURE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT UFSCPROGRAM AT UFSC

FACILITIESFACILITIES

Freshwater Lab at “Lagoa do Peri”Freshwater Lab at “Lagoa do Peri”

LAPAD – Freshwater Fish Biology and Husbandry LAPAD – Freshwater Fish Biology and Husbandry LabLab

AQUACULTURE GRADUATE AQUACULTURE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT UFSCPROGRAM AT UFSC

FACILITIESFACILITIES

Municipal Park - Lagoa do Peri - Preservation area

Peri’s Lagoo

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Atlanticocean

NUTRITION LABNUTRITION LABFACILITIESFACILITIES

Proximal analysesProximal analyses– feed and body composition– crude protein, fat, fiber – moisture &ash– phosphorus

Feed preparationFeed preparation– small scale

New equipment for lab analyses New equipment for lab analyses

NUTRITION LABNUTRITION LABFACILITIESFACILITIES

NUTRITION LABNUTRITION LABFACILITIESFACILITIES

New equipment for feed preparationNew equipment for feed preparation– experimental feed manufacture line– 40 kg/h extruder, mixer, dryer, etc

- two 300 m- two 300 m22 rooms rooms- 3 independent 6000-L freshwater recirculating systems- 3 independent 6000-L freshwater recirculating systems- 36-tank modules for growth trials- 36-tank modules for growth trials

20 L,100 L, 130 L, 250L, 1000L

NUTRITION LABNUTRITION LABFACILITIESFACILITIES

NUTRITION LABNUTRITION LABFACILITIESFACILITIES

Faeces collection system – digestibility Faeces collection system – digestibility trialstrials

Eight 200-L tanks

Nutr Lab TeamNutr Lab Team

1 full time Professor1 full time Professor 3 posdocs3 posdocs 4 PhD students4 PhD students 6 Master students 6 Master students 3 undergraduate trainees3 undergraduate trainees

• Establishment of nutritional requirements Establishment of nutritional requirements for native speciesfor native species

– Piracanjuba Brycon orbygnianus

– DouradoSalminus brasiliensis

– JundiáRhamdia quelen

RESEARCHRESEARCH

• Evaluation of ingredient and feed Evaluation of ingredient and feed digestibilitydigestibility

– Channel catfish– Rainbow trout– Nile tilapia– Pacific white shrimp

• Litopenaeus vannamei

– Jundiá

RESEARCHRESEARCH

• Jundiá - Jundiá - omnivoreomnivore– Protein requirement and E:P ratio Aquaculture 240:331-343, 2004

– Amino acid requirements JWAS 37:388-396, 2006

– CHO:Lipid ratio Aquac Res accepted 2009

– Evaluation of feed ingredient digestibility Braz J An Sci 35:1581-

1587 2006

ONGOING STUDIES– Fatty acid requirement

• wild x farmed• dose-response• resistance to infection

– CHO digestibility• sources (roots, grains)• soluble x unsoluble fiber

STUDIESSTUDIES

• Dourado - Dourado - carnivorecarnivore– Protein requirement Acta

Scientiarum

– Larvae digestive enzyme activity Aquaculture 252:484-493 2006

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• Piracanjuba – Piracanjuba – omnivoreomnivore - Energy req CHO:L ratio Aquac Nutrition 12:183-

191 2006

• Channel catfish & rainbow troutChannel catfish & rainbow trout– Local feed manufacturer grant - R&D– Formulation review & amino acid digestibility of local

ingredients – Form rev & ingr evaluation to lower P content– Farmers association (extension) – production certification

• White Pacific shrimp – White Pacific shrimp – omnivoreomnivore - Probiotic evaluation - digestibility studies

STUDIESSTUDIES

• Nile tilapia - Nile tilapia - omnivoreomnivore– Commercial feed evaluation Rev Cien Agron in

press 2009

– Evaluation of probiotics • Lactobacillus plantarum on feed• Saccaromyces cerevisae in water• Growth, feed conversion, digestibility & resistance to

infection

ONGOING STUDIES– CHO digestibility

• sources (roots, grains)• soluble x unsoluble fiber

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COLLABORATION INTERESTS COLLABORATION INTERESTS

• Local protein-rich ingredientsLocal protein-rich ingredients– poultry by-product meal– fish waste processing meal

• Optimizing aquafeed manufacturingOptimizing aquafeed manufacturing– extrusion

• Comparative studies on CHO digestionComparative studies on CHO digestion– omnivores x carnivores

• Cobia nutrition and feeding Cobia nutrition and feeding

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