Economic Breeding Programs: Economic selection indexes depend on relative economic values to derive a measure of merit. The focus of this course is to provide background in system analysis techniques needed to derive sensible estimates of the relative economic values and apply them, particularly in indexes composed of estimated breeding values.
Heterosis and Crossbreeding Systems: This course will introduce the principles of heterosis and elucidate mating systems that capture heterosis using crossbreeding. Upon completing this course you should: 1) Appreciate current uses of breed resources by livestock industries; Be able to decompose breed and crossbred group means into their genetic expectations and use these expectations to predict performance of various breed crosses; and 3) Develop an ability to recommend and justify crossbreeding systems for food-animal species. This course is accessible through Kansas State University via distance education (ASI 661, Section ZC).
Heterosis and Crossbreeding Systems: This course will introduce the principles of heterosis and elucidate mating systems that capture heterosis using crossbreeding. Upon completing this course you should: 1) Appreciate current uses of breed resources by livestock industries; Be able to decompose breed and crossbred group means into their genetic expectations and use these expectations to predict performance of various breed crosses; and 3) Develop an ability to recommend and justify crossbreeding systems for food-animal species. This course is accessible through Kansas State University via distance education (ASI 661, Section ZC).
Both courses are accessible through the Agldea Consortium at: http://www.agidea.org/programs/gen/
Livestock Systems: Systems analysis provides a set of tools for solving problems holistically. The focus of this course is to develop appreciation for usefulness of systems science for solving problems in livestock production; Facilitate individual expertise in interpretation and presentation of scientific literature; Develop team skills in accomplishing defined projects; and Develop expertise in conduct of systems science.
Razie Khorshidi, graduate student at the University of Alberta,
with her poster that was awarded 1st prize at the 7th Annual
Livestock Gentec Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
with her poster that was awarded 1st prize at the 7th Annual
Livestock Gentec Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
