2024 Fall Course Info
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Course Information
Genetic Prediction
| University: | Colorado State University |
| Course Number: | ANEQ 535 |
| Credit Hours: | 1 credit hours - $600 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: | September 26, 2022 - October 28, 2022 |
Course Description
This course will increase student understanding of best linear unbiased prediction and develop skills in genetic prediction. A wide array of material will be covered with emphasis on real-world datasets designed to develop applied analytical skills relative in animal breeding. Topics will include data integrity diagnosis, contemporary grouping strategies, adjusting for known non-genetic effects, the AWK Programming Language, UNIX/Linux scripting, and use of the Animal Breeder's Toolkit to perform genetic evaluations. Students will develop procedures for the utilization of various sources of information for the calculations of predictions of genetic merit in the form of estimated breeding values.
Prerequisite: Linear Models in Animal Breeding
Contacts
Instructor
R. Mark Enns
Office: 970-491-2722
mark.enns@colostate.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Textbooks
TBD
Course Access
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Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
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