Unit Code: AGB605

Unit Name: Animal Breeding and Genetics

Description: The course focuses on topics such as selection and systems of breeding livestock, heritability and traits of economic importance, and genetic and statistical principles as they apply to farm animals. The application of the animal breeding techniques will lead to the improvement of animal breeds, which will consequently increase profits of farms. Other topics discussed in the course are the interaction between genes and the environment on some traits in livestock, and designing of livestock breeding programmes.

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Prerequisite: N/A - Students must be enrolled into the programme

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2