Overview
Animal breeding, and especially farm animal breeding, has developed into a professional industry with modern technologies, large-scale data collection, and analyses. This has resulted in very efficient and effective breeding programs. However, in many developing countries, and for many lesser known livestock and fish species there is a need for tailor-made breeding programs. In this course, you will learn about the implementation and evaluation of both large industrial scale and the tailor-made breeding programs, in terms of genetic progress and genetic diversity.
Together with other learners, you will dive into the reasons behind crossbreeding in relation to dissemination of genetic improvement. It is essential to know how key biological factors affect the structure of a breeding program and to understand the different structures a breeding program can have.
Join this Evaluating Animal Breeding Programmes course at Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX and learn everything about how to properly evaluate breeding programs. In several knowledge clips and assignments, you will learn how to assess the effects of legislation, competition, GxE, new technology on breeding programs.
Key facts
Two special sections are devoted to genetic diversity and, more specifically, to (i) monogenic recessive disorders, and (ii) genetic diversity at the population level. Monogenic recessive disorders play an important role in breeding programs for companion animals such as dogs and horses.
Modern DNA sequencing technology now makes it possible not only to detect these mutations but also to design breeding strategies aimed at eliminating these diseases. Genetic diversity at population level is important to maintain flexibility in populations and to keep animal populations healthy.
In this course, you will learn more about how to monitor and conserve genetic diversity in breeding programmes.
This course is part of the Professional Certificate Programme Animal Breeding and Genetics.
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Modules included:
- Crossbreeding and Dissemination
- Evaluation of Breeding Programmes
- Genetic Diversity - Monogenic Recessive Disorders
- Genetic Diversity - Population Level
- Breeding Programmes in Practice
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Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 4 hrs/week
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- Self-paced
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
- Knowledge of statistics at a 2nd or 3rd year university level is needed to follow this course successfully.
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189 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 189 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
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