GENE422 Genetic Evaluation and Breeding Program Design
Updated: 22 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
| Offering |
|
|||||||||
| Online level | Level D - Comp/internet essential | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
|
|||||||||
| Supervised Exam | November | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | GENE 251 or 351 | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | GENE 522 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
GENE522 - Genetic Evaluation and Breeding Program Design |
|||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Julius Van Der Werf (jvanderw@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This course deepens the coverage of procedures to design breeding programs and to evaluate animals genetically. It broadens the coverage of technical aspects of application in the animal breeding industries. Students develop the ability to define breeding objectives, set up a genetic evaluation system, to balance key aspects of animal breeding program design, and to assess the value of new molecular genetic and reproductive technologies. Unit assessment is by assignments and exam. Students enrolled in GENE 422 may not enrol in, or gain credit for, GENE 522 and students enrolled in GENE 522 may not enrol in, or gain credit for, GENE 422. |
|||||||||
| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |