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Methods for analysing livestock data, in particular for the estimation of breeding values: principles of selection index, introduction to BLUP, application of common models used, relationship matrix, methods for the estimation of variance components, basics of breeding programs. The material will be illustrated via exercises and assignments.
The exercise platform can be used to work on the exercises. The platform can be reached at: http://r4tea.rteastem.org:8787/
The username corresponds to the part of your e-mail address before the @-sign. The password is sent to you by a separate e-mail.
Questions can be asked during the lecture and during the exercise hour or via e-mail:
at gmail.com)| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.09 | Introduction to Livestock Breeding and Genomics |
| 2 | 28.09 | Quantitative Genetics/Single Locus |
| 3 | 05.10 | Genetic Evaluation with Different Sources of Information |
| 4 | 12.10 | Genetic Covariance Between Relatives |
| 5 | 19.10 | Best Linear Unbiased Prediction - Univariate Analysis |
| 6 | 26.10 | Best Linear Unbiased Prediction - Multivariate Analysis |
| 7 | 02.11 | Models with Random Environmental Effects |
| 8 | 09.11 | Analysis of Longitudinal Data |
| 9 | 16.11 | Variance Components Estimation |
| 10 | 23.11 | Linkage Disequilibrium |
| 11 | 30.11 | Genomic Selection |
| 12 | 07.12 | Genom-Wide Association Studies |
| 13 | 14.12 | Questions, Test Exam |
| 14 | 21.12 | Exam |
Course material (notes and slides) and Exercises with Solutions can be downloaded from this section.
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.09 | Introduction to Livestock Breeding and Genomics |
| 2 | 28.09 | Basics of Quantitative Genetics |
| 3 | 05.10 | Basics of Quantitative Genetics (Teil 2) |
| 4 | 12.10 | Genetic Evaluation |
| 5 | 19.10 | Selection Index |
| 6 | 26.10 | BLUP |
| 7 | 02.11 | Genetic Covariance Between Animals |
| 8 | 09.11 | Inverse Numerator Relationship Matrix |
| 9 | 16.11 | Additional Aspects of BLUP |
| 10 | 23.11 | Multiple Traits |
| 11 | 30.11 | Genomic Selection |
| 12 | 07.12 | Variance Components |
| 13 | 14.12 | |
| 14 | 21.12 | Exam |
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.09 | Introduction to Livestock Breeding and Genomics |
| 2 | 28.09 | Basics of Quantitative Genetics |
| 3 | 05.10 | Basics of Quantitative Genetics (Part 2) |
| 4 | 12.10 | Genetic Evaluation |
| 5 | 19.10 | Selection Index |
| 6 | 26.10 | BLUP |
| 7 | 02.11 | Breeding Value Prediction Using Selection Index, Genetic Covariance Between Animals |
| 8 | 09.11 | Numerator Relationship Matrix |
| 9 | 16.11 | Inverse Numerator Relationship Matrix |
| 10 | 23.11 | Inbreeding |
| 11 | 30.11 | Additional Aspects of BLUP |
| 12 | 07.12 | Multiple Trait, Variance Components |
| 13 | 14.12 | |
| 14 | 21.12 | Exam |
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.09 | |
| 2 | 28.09 | Introduction to Livestock Breeding and Genomics |
| 3 | 05.10 | Matrices and Population Mean |
| 4 | 12.10 | Breeding Values, Allele Substitution and Data Input Mean |
| 5 | 19.10 | Breeding Value Prediction, Confidence Interval and Selection Response |
| 6 | 26.10 | Breeding Value Prediction, Own Performance and Progeny Records |
| 7 | 02.11 | Selection Index |
| 8 | 09.11 | Selection Index and Sire Model |
| 9 | 16.11 | Numerator Relationship Matrix and Animal Model |
| 10 | 23.11 | Decomposition and Covariance |
| 11 | 30.11 | Inbreeding and Henderson’s Rule |
| 12 | 07.12 | Accuracy and Decomposition of PBV |
| 13 | 14.12 | Final Exam 2017, Multivariate BLUP and Variance Components |
| 14 | 21.12 | Exam |
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.09 | |
| 2 | 28.09 | |
| 3 | 05.10 | Introduction to Livestock Breeding and Genomics |
| 4 | 12.10 | Matrices and Population Mean |
| 5 | 19.10 | Breeding Values, Allele Substitution and Data Input Mean |
| 6 | 26.10 | Breeding Value Prediction, Confidence Interval and Selection Response |
| 7 | 02.11 | Breeding Value Prediction, Own Performance and Progeny Records |
| 8 | 09.11 | Selection Index |
| 9 | 16.11 | Selection Index and Sire Model |
| 10 | 23.11 | Numerator Relationship Matrix and Animal Model |
| 11 | 30.11 | Decomposition and Covariance |
| 12 | 07.12 | Inbreeding and Henderson’s Rule |
| 13 | 14.12 | Accuracy and Decomposition of PBV |
| 14 | 21.12 | Final Exam 2017, Multivariate BLUP and Variance Components |
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.09 | Introduction to Linear Algebra and to R/RStudio |
| 2 | 28.09 | |
| 3 | 05.10 | |
| 4 | 12.10 | Iris Dataset |
| 5 | 19.10 | Special Matrices |
| 6 | 26.10 | |
| 7 | 02.11 | |
| 8 | 09.11 | Correction for Section 6.2.1 |
| 9 | 16.11 | Correction for Mendelian Sampling Term |
| 10 | 23.11 | Verify LDL-decomposition of A |
| 11 | 30.11 | Correction in Solution to Exercise 4 |
| 12 | 07.12 | |
| 13 | 14.12 | |
| 14 | 21.12 | Solutions to Final Exam |
| NA | 14.01 | Solutions to Post-Final Exam |
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