ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases: it has been providing services aimed at training veterinarians to contribute to the industry since 2010. This department focuses on the anatomical and physiological characteristics of cultured fish, aquarium fish, and other aquatic animals, breeding conditions in aquaculture, fish welfare, fish sampling, fish examination, and sampling techniques, as well as the application methods of drugs and biological products. The department also covers viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases, metabolic disorders, tumoral lesions, etiology, epizootiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods in cultured fish. Additionally, it contributes to graduate education in the field by training doctoral students.
To achieve this goal, our department offers undergraduate courses such as "Ichthyology," "Aquatic Animal Diseases," and "fish Production and Biotechnology," each covering one semester. Initially, students are provided with fundamental concepts related to cultured fish farming and diseases. These concepts are reinforced through practical applications conducted in collaboration with fish farms and laboratories. Furthermore, within 10 semesters, courses in the Food Internship Program provide information about important diseases related to public health in the aquaculture sector and allow for practical applications in aquatic product processing facilities.
Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases, numerous externally funded projects (by TÜBİTAK, TAGEM, EU) are being conducted to address the industry's problems related to cultured and aquarium fish diseases.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Aquatic Animal Diseases
- Cultured Fish Diseases
- Aquatic Microbiology
- Fish Vaccines
- Bioinformatics Analysis
- Molecular Genetics
LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
- Aquatic animal autopsy unit
- Microbiology laboratory
- Bacteriological incubation unit
- Sterilization unit
- Bacteriological growth medium preparing unit
- Molecular diagnostic unit
- DNA extraction unit
- PCR, Real-Time PCR unit
- SDS PAGE and Western Blot unit
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