Animal Genetics Course
This course equips you with essential animal genetics knowledge for veterinary practice. Master designing breeding plans, managing hoof and leg defects, utilising herd records and tools, controlling inbreeding, and enhancing milk production while safeguarding long-term herd health and welfare.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in animal genetics to create breeding plans, boost milk output, and minimise leg and hoof problems in dairy herds. Cover Mendelian and quantitative genetics, EBVs, BLUP, selection indices, inbreeding control, herd record analysis, software interpretation, and ethical data-driven decisions for sustained herd performance.
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Develop skills
- Design effective dairy breeding plans balancing milk yield, hoof health, and fertility.
- Apply EBVs and BLUP to select AI sires for profit and reduced defects.
- Diagnose hereditary hoof issues by classifying affected, carriers, and safe breeders.
- Track herd genetics using records, R = h2*S, and inbreeding metrics long-term.
- Manage ethical genetic risks to cut lameness and maintain herd diversity.
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