Basic Animal Breeding and Genetics

About this programme

The aim of the course is to provide general knowledge in animal breeding and genetics. Knowledge equivalent to: - 30 hp Animal Science or - 30 hp Biology or - 30 hp Veterinary medicine or - 30 hp Animal nursing Exemption granted from the general entry requirement of Swedish. 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. Knowledge equivalent to: - 30 hp Animal Science or - 30 hp Biology or - 30 hp Veterinary medicine or - 30 hp Animal nursing Exemption granted from the general entry requirement of Swedish. The aim of the course is to provide general knowledge in animal breeding And genetics. The course starts with an overview of animal breeding and its purpose. The course provides knowledge of Mendelian inheritance, organization of genome, gene regulation, the function of genes, gene families as well as central genetic and molecular genetic methods. The course also contains genetic variation, population genetics, conservation biology, inbreeding, measures of genetic variation and relationships between traits as well as breeding programs. The course deals with both natural selection and strategies for sustainable genetic improvement of domestic animals. Ethical questions are discussed in the course. The teaching is in the form of recorded lectures and demonstrations of calculations, as well as discussions and answering of questions online. The student strengthens his/her knowledge by calculation exercises and other exercises.