ANSI 5303 - Advanced Animal Breeding

Basic concepts of population genetics as related to theoretical animal breeding including heritability, genetic correlations, selection methods, inbreeding and heterosis.

 Instructor: Dr. David Buchanan

Computer Software

Genup download site (Brian Kinghorn at University of New England, Australia)

The Genup program is downloaded as a zip file. Please follow the instructions for unzipping that are provided at the Genup site. Kinghorn also provides information for downloading an unzip program if you don't already have one.

Lectures for 5303

Introduction and Bioeconomic objectives (PPT file)

Matrix arithmetic, statistics and path coefficients (PPT file)

Hardy-Weinberg and Forces that change gene frequency (PPT file)

Nature of genetic variation (PPT file)

Estimation of heritability (PPT file)

Adjustment Factors (PPT file)

Selection theory (PPT file)

Selection index (PPT file)

EPDs (PPT file)

Genotype x environment interaction PPT file

Performance programs PPT file

Inbreeding PPT file

Heterosis PPT file

Crossbreeding systems PPT file

Composite Breeds PPT file

transgenesis and cloning PPT file

Genome mapping PPT file

Quantitative trait loci and Marker Assisted Selection PPT file

Conservation of Genetic Resources PPT file
 
 

Some questions

Questions

A short history lesson on the background of 205 day weights (from Terry Stewart, Purdue Univ)

Problem Sets

Problem Set 1 Excel file

Problem Set 2

Problem Set 3 program and data

Problem Set 4 program and data

Problem Set 5

Problem Set 6

Problem Set 7 program and data

Problem Set 8 program and data

Gelbvieh Sire Summary

Simmental Sire Summary