Designing breeding programmes
Information from the course leader
Welcome to “Designing Breeding Programmes” (HV0195)
The course starts 13.00 January 17 in lecture room “Y” in the Ulls building, at the Ultuna Campus, Uppsala http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/locations/slu-uppsala/ .
Schedule and homepage
A time table is posted at the SLU Student web. You will also find a list of course literature there, and later also grade criteria.
During the course we will use a “virtual course room” in Canvas that you will be able to access at (https://student.slu.se/en/studies/educational-systems/canvas-login/). In Canvas you will find the first tasks to be done in the course, such as preparing for the Previous knowledge exercise and questions for the first Ethics lecture. Let me know (susanne.eriksson@slu.se) if you cannot access Canvas, and need to get the information via email.
Registration
You need to register for the course and can self-register. To be able to do the registration you need to have activated your student IT account (see check list below). If the self-registration does not work during the week before the course starts (e.g. because you who have been accepted conditionally (villkorlig antagning) please contact us-husdjur@slu.se.
Other information
We plan to give the course on campus as much as possible, unless new restrictions or recommendations are presented by the public health authority, the government or SLU. It is however very important to stay at home in case you have any symptoms that might be covid-19.
It is important that you participate in compulsory parts marked in bold in the time table such as the compulsory course start. In case you cannot participate due to illness/symptoms of covid-19 or other valid reasons, please let me know as soon as possible (susanne.eriksson@slu.se) and if you have mild symptoms we will try to let you participate from home via Zoom*.
Please inform the education administrator (us-husdjur@slu.se) in case you do not intend to take the course.
As a new student at SLU you find a useful check list here: https://student.slu.se/en/studies/new-student/check-list/
*Zoom: https://student.slu.se/en/sw-news/2020/3/new-tool-for-e-meetings-for-slu-students/. In case you would need to attend from home you may access some programs on the student computers via “My desktop” https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/it-support/support/my-desktop/. To access some of the SLU servers/articles/tools from home you may need to log in via VPN (https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/it-support/support/access-to-databases-requires-vpn/). In case you have problems to use or access the SLU online tools you will need to ask the IT-service for help at the start of the course (https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/it-support/).
If you have further questions regarding the course, please contact:
Susanne.Eriksson@slu.se (course leader) or us-husdjur@slu.se (education administrator).
We are looking forward to meeting you and hope that you will find the course interesting!
Kind regards, Susanne
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
HV0195-30001 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Additional course evaluations for HV0195
Academic year 2023/2024
Designing breeding programmes (HV0195-30019)
2024-01-15 - 2024-03-19
Academic year 2022/2023
Designing breeding programmes (HV0195-30140)
2023-01-16 - 2023-03-21
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
HV0195 Designing breeding programmes, 15.0 Credits
Utformning av avelsprogramSubjects
Agricultural Science Animal Science Animal science Agricultural scienceEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Discussions | 1.0 | 0102 |
| Exercises | 3.0 | 0103 |
| Project | 3.0 | 0104 |
| Written exam | 8.0 | 0105 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
180 credits at first cycle level7 credits genetics/animal breeding
7,5 credits statistics
English 6
Objectives
The course gives the student advanced knowledge in practical animal breeding and good contact with geneticists.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
describe how breeding organisations work and explain why the breeding programmes of today are designed the way they are,
estimate genetic parameters, breeding values and genetic progress,
design breeding programmes for domestic animals of different species, in various environments and production systems,
assess animal breeding programmes with regard to different sustainability aspects and suggest concrete measures to improve these programmes,
critically review scientific literature in animal breeding.
Content
The course is characterised by a strong applicability to breeding programmes used in practise. The course gives an overview of the application of the sustainability concept in animal breeding. Examples of lecture topics are breeding objectives, economic weights and genetic evaluation, genomic selection and genetic diversity.
The students strengthen their knowledge through group discussions of scientific literature linked to the lectures. In a project that is carried out in groups, the students work with an assessment of a realistic breeding program. The project includes an ethical discussion of the breeding program.
The student trains various skills in statistics during the course, to use at examination and in future work. The student trains parameter estimation, genetic evaluation and estimation of genetic progress in computer exercises. Results of the computer exercises are also used in the project.
Apart from in the written and the oral examination, compulsory components occur within e. g. exercises, group assignments, and discussions.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Passed written and oral examination. Passed participation in compulsory course modules.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
The course assumes prior knowledge in basic animal breeding and genetics.Responsible department
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Cooperating departments:
Further information
Grading criteria
Litterature list
- Literature list 2022 DBP [Literature list 2022 DBP] (https://slunik.slu.se/kursfiler/HV0195/30001.2122/Literature_list_2022.pdf)