Course Code : ABF 336
Course Title : Animal Breeding
Weekly lecture and application hours of the course: 2 – 2
Course Description:The course covers an Introduction to Animal Breeding aiming to provide a strong background of population and quantitativegenetics and practical knowledge and understanding of animal breeding. The course is focusing on traits, phenotypes and genotypes importantfor animal breeders, population genetics (gene and genotypic frequencies, Weinberg equilibrium, deviations from H-W with Hardy-emphasis onnatural and artificial selection), selection for simply inherited traits, quantitative genetics (the genetic model for quantitative traits, breeding value,gene combination value and producing ability), application of statistics to quantitative traits (mean, variation, covariation and prediction),heritability, repeatability and genetic correlation, estimation of animal breeding values, factors affecting the rate of genetic change, matingsystems (inbreeding, outbreeding and hybrid vigour, the use of biotechnology in animal breeding. The course includes lectures and exercises.
Textbooks and supplementary books:
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Text Book of Animal Breeding by R. Thiagarajan ISBN 9385055054, 9789385055058
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Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics by Hasan Khatib ISBN 1118677323, 9781118677322
Course Evaluation:
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Class Participation 10%,
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Mid-term Examination 30%,
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Assignments 10%,
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Final Examination 50%,
Attendance 95%compulsory