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Modelling and statistical techniques in animal breeding: genetic improvement of disease resistance traits
Reference
BBS/E/R/02780635
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Stephen Bishop
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
The Roslin Institute
Department
The Roslin Institute Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
152,930
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/04/1997
End date
31/03/2001
Duration
48 months
Abstract
Disease resistance traits pose particular problems to animal breeders, as they often contravene crucial assumptions made in animal breeding theory. For example they seldom show a normal distribution, animals interact in their expression of resistance leading to a confounding of host genotype and disease epidemiology, and non-linear relationships are often observed between disease severity, indicator traits and loss in productivity. This project addresses these problems. The objectives are to (1) develop mathematical and stochastic models to combine host genetics and disease epidemiology, (2) develop methodologies for incorporating disease resistance into breeding plans and (3) develop statistical techniques to analyses of disease resistance data.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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