Course Description
Inheritance of morphological and physiological characters with emphasis on the development of criteria for selection and development of genetically sound poultry breeding programs.
Athena Title
Poultry Breeding
Prerequisite
BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H or BIOL 2107H
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to teach the principles of genetics and how to apply the principles to poultry breeding. Inheritance of Mendelian and quantitative traits would be emphasized using examples from poultry and other species to reinforce the concepts and ideas. Basic probability theory and statistics required to solve genetic problems will be taught. The concepts of heritability, genetic and phenotypic correlations between traits would be covered. The principles of selection, short- and long term selection experiments and correlated responses will be reviewed. The application of genetic principles to broiler and layer breeding, inbreeding depression, heterosis, crossbreeding in the breeding industry would be emphasized.
Topical Outline
Mendelian Genetics - Law of Segregation Mendelian Genetics - Law of Independent Assortment Gene Action-Additivity, Dominance and Epistasis Gene Interaction Chi-Square Population Principles-Hardy Weinberg Law Extension of Hardy-Weinberg Law Linkage Disequilibrium Introductory Probability Binomial Distribution Poisson Distribution Determination of Sex and Sex-Linkage Linkage Genetic Drift and Inbreeding Inbreeding-Path Method Inbreeding-Tabular Method Normal Distribution Continuous Variation Statistical Applications to Quantitative Traits Correlation and Regression Quantitative Variation The Concept of Heritability Covariance among relatives Estimation of Genetic Parameters Selection Response Correlated Response Mating Systems Inbreeding Depression and Heterosis Breeding Objectives and Goals Broiler Breeding Layer Breeding
Syllabus