Study Programmes 2015-2016
| ANIM0020-1 | ||||||||
| Numerical genetics, genomics and modeling | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 12h Th, 12h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Nicolas Gengler | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| Throughout their courses future Bio-Engineers will acquire knowledge and know-how associating livescience and engineering. The objective of this cours "Numerical Genetics, Genomics and Modeling" is to strengthen this aspect in the context of animal production and breeding. During this course the students will learn what are zootechnical databases, how they are assembled and what is there purpose. Classical, identification and phenotypic databases will be considered, but also those containing genomic data. The need to do extensive statistical analysis of these databases will be highlighted and the linear model will be described as one of the main tools. The use for management and selection purposes of these models will be established. The extension to mixed linear models will allow students to put the course in the context of genetic evaluations. Finally, the latest developments in genomics linking phenotype and genotype and predicting genomic values will be presented. Students will be taught also and especially through small illustrative exercises performed on MATLAB/OCTAVE. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Students will gain advanced knowledge useful on the job market as people directing, organizing and running the performance recording of livestock, the processing and analysis of data obtained from it, and the advisory to producers and breeders. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Co-requisites: ANIM0021 Animal biodiversity | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Theory classes Illustrative exercices | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face Exercices in class supported by assitants Home-exercices | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 1st session: Oral and written 2nd session: Written | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Potential field excursion (in preparation). The used slides and all other course materiel will be available on eCampus | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Nicolas Gengler +32/81/62 2206 nicolas.gengler@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||
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Items online :
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 | eCampus Presentations and other items available on eCampus |
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