Postgraduate Course: Animal Genetic Improvement (PGBI11084)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This specialist course provides an understanding of the synthesis of quantitative genetic and molecular genomic information into the genetic improvement of managed animal populations through artificial selection. It discusses the new developments in the design of breeding programmes, genomic evaluations, molecular genetic techniques, metagenomics and gene editing as well as explaining how these developments are implemented into breeding programmes in practice.
This course is a requirement for the MSc in Animal Breeding and Genetics. |
| Course description |
Course content will include: Introduction to breeding programmes, strategies and objectives; Managing genetic variation in breeding programmes; Application of molecular genetics in animal breeding; Genetic evaluation methodology & selection index theory; Breeding for carcass and meat quality; Poultry, Dairy, Beef, Sheep and Fish breeding; Breeding for disease resistance; Pig breeding and breeding strategies using the microbiome.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- On successfully completing the course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the strategies, up to date tools and practise of artificial selection in domesticated populations.
- They will be capable of designing and monitoring a selection programme whilst being aware of the risks presented to closed populations undergoing artificial selection.
- Additionally the application of genetic improvement programmes in commercial populations will have been explored.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | AGI animal breeding |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Konrad Lohse
Tel: (0131 6)50 7335
Email: Konrad.Lohse@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Zofia Bekas
Tel: (0131 6)50 8649
Email: zofia.bekas@ed.ac.uk |
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