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PhD courses and programmes 2005
NOVA 6-05
Genes AND environment - a PhD course on environmental
sensitivity and genotype-environment interactions
Topic: Animal breeding
| Course period | June 9-16, 2005 |
| Location | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden |
| Course credit | 4 ECTS |
| Deadline for application | April 1, 2005 |
| Course abstract |
The aim of the course is to increase the understanding of environmental impact on the evolution and expression of genotypes and its consequences for animal breeding. The following topics will be covered: the importance of genotype x environment interactions (GxE) for animal breeding; gene expression regulated by different environments; theory of GxE; reaction norms; models for estimation of GxE; examples of important GxE in animals and plants; consequences of GxE for animal welfare; testing, evaluation and selection in the presence of GxE. |
| Teachers | Erling Strandberg (SLU), Piter Bijma (Wageningen University) and others. |
| Link to course homepage | http://slunik.slu.se/kurs.cfm?Kurser_ID=1068 |
| Language | English |
| The course is intended for | PhD students in animal breeding and genetics |
| Max no of participants | 30 |
| Special prerequisites | A basic understanding of estimation of genetic parameters, genetic evaluation, selection and breeding planning. |
| Course organization | Dept of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) |
| Course leader | Lotta Rydhmer |
| Postal address to course leader | Dept of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
SLU, Box 7023 S - 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Phone to course leader | +46 18 674544 |
| Fax to course leader | +46 18 672848 |
| E-mail to course leader | Lotta.Rydhmer@hgen.slu.se |
| Registration to | Lotta Rydhmer, see the course home page http://slunik.slu.se/kurs.cfm?Kurser_ID=1068 |
| Other courses in the course series | This course is part of the Nordic course series on animal breeding. |
