Summer Short Courses
2012

The Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock at the University of Guelph is pleased to offer the following summer course to be held in July, 2012.

July 23 to August 3, 2012
*NEW DATE*

Animal Models and Variance Component Estimation

Instructor:
Dr. Larry Schaeffer
Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
Animal & Poultry Science
University of Guelph

Course Description

This course covers linear model methodology in animal breeding for genetic evaluation of livestock and for estimation of genetic parameters. Examples will be demonstrated using the R statistical software package. It is recommended that students bring their own laptop computer with the latest version of R already installed.

Topics

• Writing a model
• Estimation of hypothesis testing
• Estimable functions
• Prediction
• Genetic relationships
• Phantom parent groups
• Mixed model estimation, BLUP
• Animal model
• Reduced animal model
• Estimation of variance components
• Repeated records
• Maternal genetic effects
• Random regression models
• Multiple trait models
• Genomic models

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