Animal breeding
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Debashish Tripathy
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Course Name : Animal breeding
Code(Credit) : CUTM1453(3-1-0)
Course Objectives
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To educate about the concept of conservation of Animal Genetic Resources and their sustainable utilization.
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To educate about the concept of cattle and buffalo breeding.
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To educate about the small farm animal breeding concepts.
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To impart knowledge about the latest tools and techniques of animal genetics and their uses in animal sciences.
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To acquaint with recent trends in animal breeding and designing of need-based breeding strategies.
Learning Outcomes
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To educate about molecular techniques to identify molecular markers as an aid to selection.
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To study genetic structure of animal population and importance of genetic variation and covariation among traits.
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To explain the methodology of selection and breeding systems for genetic improvement of livestock and poultry.
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To educate about the various biometrical techniques for data analysis and their applications in animal breeding research.
Course Syllabus
MODULE -1
Domestication ,Early Developments in Animal Breeding,Overview of Animal Breeding, Economic Traits ,Statistical Measures and Methods in Animal Breeding.
PRACTICE :- Problems relating to gene and genotypic frequencies under different conditions.
MODULE-2
Selection and Response to Selection ,Improving Response to Selection ,Computation of Selection Differential ,Computation of Generation, Interval bases of selection.
PRACTICE :- Estimation of inbreeding in regular and irregular systems.
Estimation of effective population size.
MODULE-3
In-breeding & line breeding,Outbreeding & heterosis ,Estimation of heterosis & Systems of cross-breeding.
PRACTICE :- Computation of quantiatative genetic effects. Estimation of variance components.
MODULE-4
Development of New Breeds,Breed and Breeding Industry Structure,Breed Comparison : Genotype-Environment Interaction, Animal Genetic Resources &Designing of Breeding Program.
PRACTICE :- Computation of heritability,repeatability, genetic, environmental and phenotypic correlations and their standard errors.
MODULE-5
Breeds–Economic traits–Prolificacy-Breeding records and standardization,Genetic parameters – Selection of males and females – Breeding systems ,Development of new breeds& Breeding policy – Breeding research – Conservation of breeds.
PRACTICE :- Estimation of breeding values from different sources of information.Prediction of direct and correlated response to different bases of selection.
MODULE-6
Biometrical models and their analytical techniques on simulated and actual
animal breeding data using computer application and use of programme in the
field of animal breeding ,Advanced techniques in genetic manipulation for multiplication and improvement of livestock species.
PRACTICE :- Compuatation of realized heritability and genetic correlation.
Selection index: Computation, Accuracy and response in component traits. Estimation of hetrerosis for different types of crosses. Estimation of GCA and SCA
MODULE-7
History of dairy cattle and buffalo breeding,Breeds of cattle and buffallo and their Characterization,Inheritance of important economic traits,Recording and handeling of breeding data ,Standardization of records ,Computation of correction factors for the adjustment of the data &Estimation of breeding values of the cows and bulls.
Session Plan
Session 1
Domestication & Early Developments in Animal Breeding
Session 3
Economic Traits & Statistical Measures and Methods in Animal Breeding
Session 4 ( Practice :- 1)
Problems relating to gene and genotypic frequencies under different
conditions.
Session 8
Computation of Generation Interval,bases of selection
Session 10 ( Practice- 2 )
Estimation orf inbreeding in regular and irregular systems.
Estimation of effective population size
Session 16 ( Practice- 3 )
Computation of quantiatative genetic effects. Estimation of variance components.
Session 22 ( Practice - 4 )
Computation of heritability,repeatability, genetic, environmental and phenotypic correlations and their standard errors
Session 23
Breeds–Economic traits–Prolificacy-Breeding records and standardization
Session 24
Genetic parameters – Selection of males and females – Breeding systems
Session 27 ( Practice - 5 )
Estimation of breeding values from different sources of information.Prediction
of direct and correlated response to different bases of selection
Session 28
Biometrical models and their analytical techniques on simulated and actual
animal breeding data using computer application
Session 29
Use of programme in the field of animal breeding
Session 30
Advanced techniques in genetic manipulation for multiplication and
improvement of livestock species
Session 31 ( Practice -6 )
Compuatation of realized heritability and genetic correlation.
Selection index: Computation, Accuracy and response in component traits. Estimation of hetrerosis for different types of crosses
Session 33
Breeds of cattle and buffallo and their Characterization,Inheritance of important economic traits
Session 36
Computation of correction factors for the adjustment of the data &Estimation of breeding values of the cows and bulls
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