Livestock Breeding and Genomics

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Description

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.

Information

  • Lecturer: Peter von Rohr
  • Date: Friday 9-12
  • Room: LFW C 11
  • Exam:
    • Time: 09:15 - 11:15
    • Room: LFW C 11

Exercise Platform

The exercise platform is available under: http://2-htz.quagzws.com:<PORT> where <PORT> must be replaced by the number that you received by E-Mail. The username is ‘rstudio’ and the password is also in the E-Mail.

Questions

Questions can be asked during the lecture and during the exercise hour or via e-mail:

  • Peter von Rohr (peter.vonrohr at usys.ethz.ch)

Lecture Program

Week Date Topic
1 18.09 Introduction to Livestock Breeding and Genomics
2 25.09 Review of Quantitative Genetics/Single Locus
3 02.10 Genetic Evaluation with Different Sources of Information
4 09.10 Genetic Covariance Between Relatives
5 16.10 Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) - Univariate Analysis
6 23.10 BLUP - Additional Aspects
7 30.10 BLUP - Multiple Traits
8 06.11 Variance and Inbreeding
9 13.11 Variance Components Estimation
10 20.11 Genomic Selection
11 27.11 Genom-Wide Association Studies
12 04.12 Review on Selection Index Theory
13 11.12 Questions, Test Exam
14 18.12 Exam

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