Animal Breeding and Genetics

Overview

In this Professional Certificate Program, the focus is on the design, set-up, execution, and optimization of animal breeding programs, genetic improvement, and conservation of genetic diversity.

Follow this program to discover key factors for improving productivity and creating a healthy, strong population. Learn the basic principles of population, quantitative, and molecular genetics through hands-on assignments.

Professionals working with animals will acquire knowledge to understand the impact of breeding on populations, make informed genetic decisions, and use this as a foundation for further studies such as MSc. level courses in animal breeding.

For Who

While open to all, this course is particularly useful for breeders of:

• Cows
• Poultry/Chicken
• Horses
• Pigs/Swine
• Dogs
• Sheep
• Fish
• Shrimp

This program is ideal for understanding animal breeding principles and exploring roles like cattle breed association representative, dairy industry breeding consultant, AI company representative, or private breeding company professional.

Experience in animal breeding and genetics can also lead to careers in plant breeding companies.

Join this program created by top experts from Wageningen University & Research, ranked #1 for agricultural sciences in the NTU ranking. By joining, you'll be part of a community trained at the Animal Breeding and Genomics Group, a center of excellence for animal breeding and genomics, and a preferred partner for many national and international clients.

University:

University of Florida

Provider:

edX - Professional Certificate

Categories:

Genetics Courses

Taught by

Hans Komen, Han Mulder, Piter Bijma, John Bastiaansen and Mario Calus

Subjects

netherlands