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Subject: Programming in Animal Breeding and Genomic Selection
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:00:42 -0600
UGA biannual short course:
"Programming and computer algorithms in animal breeding with focus on
single-step GBLUP and genomic selection in practice"
will be taught May 11-29, 2020.
Week 1
Introduction to programming in Fortran 95/2003
Programming of mixed models
Week 2.
Advanced programming in Fortran 95/2005
Computing algorithms in animal breeding
Introduction to BLUPF90 family of programs
Week 3.
Basics of genomic selection
Single-step GBLUP
GWAS and use of causative variants
Reality of genomic selection for different species
Instructors
Ignacy Misztal, Daniela Lourenco, Shogo Tsuruta, and Yutaka Masuda (UGA)
Andres Legarra and Zulma Vitezica (France)
Ignacio Aguilar (Uruguay)
The course can be attended in full or partially. Attendance is limited to
25 in Weeks 1-2 and 35 in Week 3. Prerequisites are familiarity with mixed
model equations and quantitative genetics, and programming in any programming
language for Weeks 1-2.
For more details including how to register, see
http://nce.ads.uga.edu/...-_uga_2020
Ignacy Misztal
D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor
Animal and Dairy Science
University of Georgia
425 River Road, Athens GA 30602
tel: 706-548-5961. email: ignacyuga.edu
http://nce.ads.uga.edu http://nce.ads.uga.edu/~ignacy
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