Training Programs at the Canadian Aquaculture Institute
The Canadian Aquaculture Institute offers short courses and workshops to meet the training needs of the aquaculture industry and other sectors that use aquatic animals. Programming may be developed for general audiences, or customized to meet the specific needs of client groups.Current Training offered:
The Experimental Fish / Les Poissons d'Expérimentation
(Online Training - Open Registration)
The Experimental Fish is an online WebCT training program for people who "use" fish in research, teaching and testing applications. The course syllabus closely follows the core topics outlined in the Canadian Council on Animal Care's National Institional Aquatic Animal User Training Program with special reference to aquatic animals. This program reviews not only regulatory and ethical issues involved in experimental animal use but also the practical aspects of aquatic animal care.Mollusc Health and Disease Management
Next Session: 2009, dates to be determined.
Location: Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PE
This advanced four day training targets diagnosticians, scientists, students and professionals of mollusc health management. The session will address major issues and challenges surrounding the most important mollusc species in wild and farmed situations. Topics will include significant infectious diseases, disease causation, techniques for sampling for the presence/prevalence of disease, diagnostic techniques and test interpretation, and outbreak investigation. Laboratory sessions will involve the whole range of technical procedures for diagnosis and demonstrations of significant diseases and conditions, including field exercise.
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Charlottetown, PE Canada
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January 24, 2008
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