ODGAJIVANJE I SELEKCIJA DOMAĆIH ŽIVOTINJA

By the end of the semester, the student should be able to: Be familiar with the concept of inheritance of traits in domestic animals, making a clear distinction between those that are simply inherited (qualitative) and polygenic traits (quantitative). Understand and explain the sources of genetic variability and to formulate a model for quantitative traits. Explain the concept of genetic parameters: heritability, repeatability and genetic correlation and to apply them in calculations of breeding value (BV). Comprehend the principles and the effects of selection, selection differential and intensity, generation interval. Explain the concept and consequences of inbreeding Understand the concept of hybrid vigor and complementarity in different schemes of crossbreeding of domestic animals. Explain the breeding value and the most important methods for its evaluation. as well as benefits of reproductive and molecular biotechnologies applied in animal breeding Explain the components of the breeding program, the structure of breeds, breeding goals.