Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock

Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
Author: Daniel Gianola
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642744877

Developments in statistics and computing as well as their application to genetic improvement of livestock gained momentum over the last 20 years. This text reviews and consolidates the statistical foundations of animal breeding. This text will prove useful as a reference source to animal breeders, quantitative geneticists and statisticians working in these areas. It will also serve as a text in graduate courses in animal breeding methodology with prerequisite courses in linear models, statistical inference and quantitative genetics.

Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock

Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
Author: Daniel Gianola
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Livestock
ISBN: 9783540508090

Statistical methods in animal improvement: historical overview. Mixed model methodology and the box-cox theory of transformations: a Bayesian approach. Models for discrimination between alaternative modes of inheritance. Design of experiments and breeding programs. Considerations in the design of animal breeding experiments. Use of mixed model methodology in analysis of designed experiments. Statistical aspects of design of animal breeding programs; a comparison among various selection strategies. Optimum designs for sire evaluation schemes. Estimation of genetic parameters. Computational aspects of likelihood-based inference for variance components. Parameter estimation in variance component models for binary response data. Estimation of genetic parameters in non linear models. Prediction and estimation of genetic merit. A framework for prediction of breeding value. BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) and Beyond. Connectedness in genetic evaluation. Prediction and estimation in non-linear models. Generalized linear models and applications to animal breeding. Analysis of linear and non-linear growth models with randon parameters. Survival endurance and censored observations in animal breeding. Genetic evaluation for discrete polygenic traits in animal breeding. Selection and non-random mating. Accounting for selection and mating biases in genetic evaluation. Statistical inferences in populations Undergoing selection of non-random mating. Statistics and new genetic technology. Reproductive technology and genetic.

Application of New Genetic Technologies to Animal Breeding

Application of New Genetic Technologies to Animal Breeding
Author: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0643098534

The 16th Biennial Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG) gathers together scientists, extension workers, producers and industry personnel to review developments in the application of new technologies to animal breeding. Conference presentations include 30 invited reviews and papers, and 95 contributed papers. All papers are peer-reviewed, and cover session topics that focus on genetic evaluation systems, gene expression profiling, identification and manipulation of quantitative trait loci, progress in applied programs and advanced statistical and computing techniques. Industry applications are discussed for improvement in production, health and reproduction of domestic livestock, aquaculture species and even crocodiles and ostriches. Institutions and industries in Australia, New Zealand, USA, South Africa, South-East Asia and Japan are represented with significant participation of major Cooperative Research Centres. These proceedings contain the full text of all contributed papers and summaries of the invited reviews which are published separately in the Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture.

Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry
Author: Sándor Kukovics
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2022-11-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1803551267

This volume presents selected issues in the complex and diverse science of animal husbandry. The use of computer programs provides an opportunity to improve breeding and optimize farm management. At the same time, the use of traditional breeding methods is also of decisive importance. Knowledge of animal welfare and animal wellness is of great help in controlling animal health issues and in economic production. In the biological processes of reproduction of dairy cows, the events of the 100 days after calving are of fundamental importance. Production systems influence the process of product production, in which the relationship between animal products and human health goes far beyond animal husbandry, and to which the issue of greenhouse gases is also connected. The quality of manufactured meat products is influenced by both on-farm and off-farm factors, but good meat cannot be produced from low-quality animals, even with excellent slaughterhouse work. Background knowledge of animal health ‒ including the microbiome in the digestive tract, which makes use of the feed ‒ makes this activity more effective, which is of particular importance in the case of broiler chickens. Knowing the behavioural characteristics of animals (rams) enables better management. Many horse breeds are capable of artificial gaits as a result of breeding and selection processes. Comparative knowledge of the movements of these horse breeds also helps to understand their differences. The quality of life of animals and the quality of manufactured products are also affected by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the environment, which, being stored and enriched in fat-containing tissues, can also have adverse effects on the human consumer. Each topic presented not only offers specialist knowledge but makes interesting reading in its own right.

Plant Adaptation and Crop Improvement

Plant Adaptation and Crop Improvement
Author: Mark Cooper
Publisher: IRRI
Total Pages: 650
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0851991084

An overview of crop improvement; Analysis of genotype by environment interactions; Interpretation of genotype by environment interactions; Integrated approaches to plant improvement; Synthesis of strategies for crop improvement.

Genetic Improvement Of Livestock And Poultry

Genetic Improvement Of Livestock And Poultry
Author: C.V. Singh
Publisher: New India Publishing Agency
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 938145082X

The book presents conventional and modern breeding technologies in the vital areas of animal breeding, to stimulate more research, and to rapidly pass such modern techniques to scientific community. Various conventional breeding technologies used for selection and faster multiplication of superior cattle and buffalo germplasm have contributed significantly to increase in milk production, which were mainly due to the technologies developed in the areas of quantitative genetics and reproductive biology. These included methodologies for selection of females based upon their expected producing ability and young males based on the performance of progeny. Emerging developments in the areas of molecular marker systems in animals, genome maps, methods of detecting Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) linkages, Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) etc., are latest tools to be used in breeding programmes for enhancing the rate of genetic progress. These modern techniques could be of great help for those traits, for which the conventional technologies have limitations in their use. Therefore, integration of molecular markers with conventional breeding technologies involving pedigree and phenotypic information are probable future breeding tools for genetic improvement of livestock and poultry.

Statistics in the 21st Century

Statistics in the 21st Century
Author: Adrian E. Raftery
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2001-07-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1420035398

This volume discusses an important area of statistics and highlights the most important statistical advances. It is divided into four sections: statistics in the life and medical sciences, business and social science, the physical sciences and engineering, and theory and methods of statistics.

Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding

Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding
Author: Fikret Isik
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2017-09-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319551779

This book fills the gap between textbooks of quantitative genetic theory, and software manuals that provide details on analytical methods but little context or perspective on which methods may be most appropriate for a particular application. Accordingly this book is composed of two sections. The first section (Chapters 1 to 8) covers topics of classical phenotypic data analysis for prediction of breeding values in animal and plant breeding programs. In the second section (Chapters 9 to 13) we provide the concept and overall review of available tools for using DNA markers for predictions of genetic merits in breeding populations. With advances in DNA sequencing technologies, genomic data, especially single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, have become available for animal and plant breeding programs in recent years. Analysis of DNA markers for prediction of genetic merit is a relatively new and active research area. The algorithms and software to implement these algorithms are changing rapidly. This section represents state-of-the-art knowledge on the tools and technologies available for genetic analysis of plants and animals. However, readers should be aware that the methods or statistical packages covered here may not be available or they might be out of date in a few years. Ultimately the book is intended for professional breeders interested in utilizing these tools and approaches in their breeding programs. Lastly, we anticipate the usage of this volume for advanced level graduate courses in agricultural and breeding courses.

Bayesian Methods

Bayesian Methods
Author: Thomas Leonard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2001-08-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521004145

Bayesian statistics directed towards mainstream statistics. How to infer scientific, medical, and social conclusions from numerical data.

Masterminding Nature

Masterminding Nature
Author: Margaret E. Derry
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442626526

Canadian historian Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methods in 18th-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s.