Bypass successfully this course, the student should be able to:
a. Knowledge and understanding:
- Recognize the
importance of economic traits in farm animals.
- Determine the
effect of environmental factors on the efficiency of genetic improvement.
- Learn about
ways to genetically improve farm animals (cows, sheep and goats).
- Learn about
ways to genetically improve farm animals (camels and horses).
- Reviews ways to
develop farm animal breeding programs.
b. Mental skills:
- Compare
economic attributes in terms of their importance.
- Predict the
genetic potential of animals after adjusting for environmental factors.
- Propose different selection and mating methods to improve cattle, sheep and goats.
- Propose selection and different mating methods to improve camels and horses.
- Compare modern
farm animal breeding programs to available local programs.
c. Scientific and professional skills:
- Use his
ability to distinguish traits that have a rapid response to genetic improvement
- Develop a
scheme for treating traits that have a slow response to genetic improvement
- Apply the
genetic evaluation and improvement procedure for cattle, sheep and goats
- Apply the
genetic evaluation and improvement procedure for camels and horses
- Suggest better
breeding programs to genetically improve animals
d. Generic and transferable skills
- Work in a team with the concept of teamwork.
- Communicate with others, exchanges ideas and have scientific dialogue.
- Adhere to the ethics of the profession and work,
- Deal with modern electronic technologies.
- Collect information and analyzes data.
