Animal Genetics Course
This course equips you with essential animal genetics knowledge for vet work and farming. You'll learn to create breeding plans, tackle hoof and leg issues, utilise herd records and tools, manage inbreeding risks, increase milk production, and safeguard herd welfare and performance sustainably over time.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills in animal genetics to craft smart breeding strategies, enhance milk output, and minimise leg and hoof problems in small dairy herds. Master Mendelian and quantitative genetics principles, apply EBVs, BLUP, and basic selection indices, control inbreeding, analyse herd data and software results, and make sound ethical decisions rooted in data to improve herd health and productivity long-term.
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Develop skills
- Design effective dairy breeding plans balancing milk yield, hoof health, and fertility.
- Use EBVs and BLUP to select AI sires that maximise profits and reduce defects.
- Identify hereditary hoof problems by classifying affected, carrier, and safe animals.
- Monitor herd genetics with records, R = h2*S formula, and inbreeding measures.
- Handle genetic risks ethically to cut lameness and maintain herd diversity.
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