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Short course - Programming and computer algorithms with focus on genomic selection in animal breeding
The course was held at UGA May 15 - June 1, 2012. Instructors were Ignacy Misztal, Shogo Tsuruta, Ignacio Aguilar, Zulma Vitezica & Andres Legarra.
Computer programming in animal breeding
May 15-24
Introduction to programming in Fortran 95/2003
Advance Programming in Fortran 95/2005
Computer algorithms useful in animal breeding
Efficient creation and solving of mixed model equations
Lectures by Ignacy Misztal. Labs by Shogo Tsuruta and Ignacio Aguilar
See class notes and the exercises
Workshop on genomic computing using single-step methodology
Monday, May 28
Introduction to BLUPF90 family of programs (Ignacy Misztal)
Properties of different algorithms for parameter estimation; EM and AI REML; simple and optimized Gibbs Samplers (Ignacy Misztal and Shogo Tsuruta)
Exercise: use of programs for data set with 1 -3 -7 traits. See last exercise in
exercises above.
Tuesday, May 29
Wednesday, May 30
Thursday, May 31
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Guest lecture: Issues related with genomic selection: the effect of selection, IBS matrices, and analysis of poultry data (Bill Muir)
Friday, June 1
Files for exercises
Zipped files can be found here:
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Pictures