Duration
18h Th, 18h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Throughout their courses future Bio-Engineers will acquire knowledge and know-how associating livescience and engineering. The objective of this cours "Animal Genetics, Genomics and Biodiversity" is to significantly strengthen this aspect of training in the context of genetics, genomics, animal improvement and evolution of domestic animal population under selection.
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. The latest developments in genomics linking phenotype and genotype and predicting genetic values, but also to describe genetic variation, will be presented. The course will give an active vision of the evolution of populations under selection.
Students willalso apprehend the coures material through small illustrative exercises done on computer and in particuler using MATLAB / Octave. The use of also other sofware that was already used by students before is under consideration (especiallty R).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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. At the end of the course the student will also be able to integrate concepts of biodiversity into breeding programs and management of domestic animal populations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory classes Illustrative exercices
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face Exercices in class supported by assitants Home-exercices
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
1st session: Oral and written 2nd session: Written
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Potential field excursion (in preparation). The used slides and all other course materiel will be available on eCampus
Contacts
Nicolas Gengler +32/81/62 2206 nicolas.gengler@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
No evaluation in June 2020
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Same assessment matrial
Assessment methods
Written exam using eCampus tools (open book)