Uruguay Course 2016
Teachers: Professor Julius van der Werf,
University of New England, Australia
Breeding
Program Design with Genomic Selection
Dates: Monday
17 October 2016 – Thursday 20 October 2016
Content:
Day 1
Single trait selection
Selection Theory: Change of
mean
Selection Theory: Change
of Variance
Day 2
Multiple Trait Selection
Day 3
Design of breeding programs
Design of animal breeding
programs – overview.
Day 4
Using Genomic Information
Accuracy of GBV, Accuracy of
GEBV
Predicting
changes with Genomic Selection
Impact of Genomic
Selection on Response and Inbreeding
Design of reference
populations
Cost Benefit of Genomic
Selection
Exercises, spreadsheets and
software used in the course
Inquiries
Julius van der Werf
Animal Genetics, UNE
phone: 02 6773 2092
http://jvanderw.une.edu.au/index.htm