GENE 251/ GENE351

Applied Animal and Plant Breeding
Lecture Schedule 2007

 
Timetable:

Lectures                                     Monday         12.00    Wright Lecture Theatre
                                                  Wednesday      9.00    McClymont Theatre 1
                                                  Friday             12.00   McClymont Theatre 1

Tutorials and Pracs (compulsory):    Friday  2.10 - 5.00  pm
Tutorial session, Pre-Lab demonstration in WLT  and Practicals  
in AS 33 Computer Lab. (Animal Science)
 

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Note     There is an additional Lecture 3A   click here

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Lecture schedule
Week Day Date Time Lecture Comment Topic Lecturer
Basic quantitative genetics
1 Mon 23-Jul 12pm 1 Introduction JW
Wed 25-Jul 9am 2 Genes and inheritance LM
  Fri 27-Jul 12pm 3 Genetic interaction and linkage LM
2 Mon 30-Jul 12pm 4 Quantitative traits, components of variation, heritability LM
Wed 1-Aug 9am 5 The concept of breeding value CG
  Fri 3-Aug 12pm 6 GENE351 only Breeding value versus genetic value CG
3 Mon 6-Aug 12pm 7 Predicting selection response CG
Wed 8-Aug 9am 8 Genetic relationships and inbreeding CG
  Fri 10-Aug 12pm 9 GENE351 only Using information from relatives JW
Genetic evaluation & selection
4 Mon 13-Aug 12pm 10 Genetic evaluation, BLUP JW
Wed 15-Aug 9am 11 Genetic markers and marker assisted selection CG
  Fri 17-Aug 12pm 12 GENE351 only Genetic covariance and genetic parameters CG
5 Mon 20-Aug 12pm 13   Genetic correlations, genotype x environment interaction JW
Wed 22-Aug 9am 14 Multiple trait selection JW
  Fri 24-Aug 12pm Revision JW
Aspects of animal breeding programs
6 Mon 27-Aug 12pm - Mid-term test (lectures 1- 12) JW
Wed 29-Aug 9am 15 Crossbreeding and crossbreeding effects JW
  Fri 31-Aug 12pm 16 Crossbreeding systems JW
7 Mon 3-Sep 12pm 17 Animal reproductive technologies JW
Wed 5-Sep 9am Third year tour 
  Fri 7-Sep 12pm Third year tour 
Mon 10-Sep 12pm 18 Structure of animal breeding programs JW
8 Wed 12-Sep 9am 19 Breeding objectives in the animal industries JW
  Fri 14-Sep 12pm 20/21   Important success factors in animal breeding programs JW
Mid-semester break
Aspects of plant breeding programs & socio-economic issues
9 Mon 1-Oct 12pm No lecture Labour Day
Wed 3-Oct 9am 22/23 The genetic basis of plant improvement RJ
  Fri 5-Oct 12pm 22/23 Crop breeding systems RJ
10 Mon 8-Oct 12pm - No lecture
Wed 10-Oct 9am 24/25 Introduction to plant breeding biotechnology SW
  Fri 12-Oct 12pm 24/25 Plant Breeding and Marker Assisted Selection SW
11 Mon 15-Oct 12pm - No lecture
Wed 17-Oct 9am 26   Cultivar protection and plant breeding rights RJ
  Fri 19-Oct 12pm 27 BT cotton  JS
12 Mon 22-Oct 12pm - No lecture
Wed 24-Oct 9am 21   Important success factors in animal breeding programs JW
  Fri 26-Oct 12pm prac 9 Revision JW
13 Mon 29-Oct 12pm - No lecture
Wed 31-Oct 9am Revision JW
  Fri 2-Nov 12pm Spare JW

Lecturers:    Lisa Mascord (LM), Cedric Gondro (CG), Robin Jessop (RJ), Acram Taji (AT), John Stanley (JS) ,Shubiao Wu (SW) and Julius van der Werf (JW)

 

 

Required unit material:

1        GENE 251/351  Unit Notes and Reading Guide (2007)

      Julius van der Werf et al.  (UNE, Armidale)

 

2        Simm, G. (1998) Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep. Farming Press. Miller Freedman UK Ltd

This book can be ordered through the coop bookshop (student disc price: $78.95) call 02 6773 2289/02 6772 2632,

or email une@mail.coop_bookshop.com.au or order (and pay) via the web: www.ucb.net.au

 

3        GENE251/351  Practical Manual (2007)

 

4        GENUP Unit software. Available in the AS33 lab.

      Can be freely downloaded from http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~bkinghor/genup.htm


Reference books

FALCONER, D.S. & MACKAY, T.F.C. (1996) Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th Ed.), Longman.
WILLIS, M.B. 1991 Dalton’s Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding, Blackwell.
NICHOLAS, F.W. (1996) Introduction to Veterinary Genetics. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

                TAJI, Acram, KUMAR, Prakash and LAKSHMANAN, Prakash (2002), In vitro plant breeding.  Food Product Press, New York
 

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