- Docente: Luca Fontanesi
- Crediti formativi: 3
- SSD: AGR/17
- Lingua di insegnamento: Italiano
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Precise and sustainable agriculture (cod. 5705)
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
At course completion, the student possesses knowledge on: the definition of selection objectives in the main species of zootechnical interest in relation to the various production systems; the application of genetic improvement principles, including the collection of phenotypic information and pedigree data in zootechnical populations; the use of genomics for animal selection. In particular, the student possesses the skills to: prepare selection procedures for animals of zootechnical interest; organize the collection of essential phenotypic information; estimate genetic and genomic indices for the animals in selection; analyze genomic data to use for selective purposes.
Contenuti
Introduction to animal breeding and genetics in the main livestock species
Breeding, selection and crossbreeding
Pedigree information, parentage, inbreeding
Applied genomics in livestock
Phenotyping and genotyping
Phenomics in livestock
Genomic selection in livestock
Conservation of animal genetic resources
Testi/Bibliografia
Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics. H. Khatib - 2015 - Wiley Blackwell
The Genetics of Cattle. D. Garrick, A. Ruvinsky - 2014 - CABI
The Genetics and Genomics of the Rabbit, L. Fontanesi - 2021 - CABI
Genomic selection in pigs: state of the art and perspectives - A.B. Samorè, L. Fontanesi - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1172034
Metodi didattici
Lectures
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
Interview on the main topics of the course:
three questions (one on the main and general aspects of livestock genomics and breeding; one of genomic applications in a livestock species; one on the discussion of a genomic project)
The final score (from 1 to 30L) will be derived from the weighted mean of the score of the three questions (first question weight 50%, second and third questions weight 25%).
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
Slides, scietific articles and reviews
Orario di ricevimento
Consulta il sito web di Luca Fontanesi
SDGs
L'insegnamento contribuisce al perseguimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Agenda 2030 dell'ONU.