ANS 406 — Animal Breeding and Genetics.

About this course

ANS 406 Animal Breeding and Genetics. is a 400 Level course in the Animal Science department, taught in the Second Semester. On La-Net Hub you can watch all 32 recorded lectures for free, grouped into 10 series, read the course lecture note online or download it as a PDF, and test yourself with practice questions.

This covers all the video parts in the First Series of ANS 406.

This covers all the video parts in the Second Series of ANS 406.

Lectures in this course

Series 1: Series 1: Characters of Economic Importance in Farm Animals. · Part 1

1. Introduction to Economic Traits in Farm Animals 7 minutes 16 seconds
2. Classification of Traits. 8 minutes 57 seconds
3. Practical Applications of Economic Traits in Breeding. 12 minutes 5 seconds

Series 2: Series 1: Characters of Economic Importance in Farm Animals. · Part 2

1. Introduction to Economic Traits in Farm Animals. 7 minutes 55 seconds
2. Classification of Traits. 9 minutes 38 seconds
3. Practical Applications of Economic Traits in Breeding. 13 minutes

Series 3: Series 2: Statistical Tools for Studying Inheritance. · Part 1

1. Introduction to Statistical Tools in Animal Breeding. 8 minutes 4 seconds
2. Descriptive Statistics for Genetic Data. 12 minutes 53 seconds
3. Applications of Statistical Tools in Animal Breeding. 8 minutes

Series 4: Series 2: Statistical Tools for Studying Inheritance. · Part 2

1. Introduction to Statistical Tools in Animal Breeding. 7 minutes 53 seconds
2. Descriptive Statistics for Genetic Data. 12 minutes 30 seconds
3. Applications of Statistical Tools in Animal Breeding. 7 minutes 44 seconds

Series 5: Series 3: Partitioning Phenotypic Variance and Estimation of Genetic Parameters

1. Introduction to Phenotypic Variance. 7 minutes 43 seconds
2. Components and Estimation of Phenotypic Variance. 8 minutes 35 seconds
3. Applications in Animal Breeding 11 minutes 28 seconds

Series 6: Series 3: Partitioning Phenotypic Variance and Estimation of Genetic.

1. Introduction to Phenotypic Variance. 7 minutes 56 seconds
2. Components and Estimation of Phenotypic Variance. 8 minutes 49 seconds
3. Applications in Animal Breeding. 11 minutes 46 seconds

Series 7: Series 4: Selection Principles and Methods in Animal Breeding. · Part 1

1. Definition of Selection in Animal Breeding. 7 minutes 56 seconds
2. Mass Selection and Selection Criteria. 14 minutes 53 seconds
3. Selection in Diary Cattle: Milk Yield and Fertility. 13 minutes 15 seconds

Series 8: Series 4: Selection Principles and Methods in Animal Breeding. · Part 2

1. Definition of Selection in Animal Breeding. 7 minutes 45 seconds
2. Mass Selection and Selection Criteria. 14 minutes 29 seconds
3. Selection in Diary Cattle: Milk Yield and Fertility. 12 minutes 52 seconds

Series 9: Series 5: Breeding Systems, Plans, and Genotype by Environment Interaction. · Part 1

1. Breeding Systems in Animal Production. 13 minutes 47 seconds
2. Breeding Plans and Strategies. 9 minutes 37 seconds
3. Genotype by Environment Interaction (GxE). 6 minutes 53 seconds
4. Applications and Implications for Livestock Enterprises. 7 minutes 38 seconds

Series 10: Series 5: Breeding Systems, Plans, and Genotype by Environment Interaction. · Part 2

1. Breeding Systems in Animal Production. 13 minutes 33 seconds
2. Breeding Plans and Strategies. 9 minutes 27 seconds
3. Genotype by Environment Interaction (GxE) 6 minutes 43 seconds
4. Applications and Implications for Livestock Enterprises. 7 minutes 33 seconds

Lecture note

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