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DASC-4174: Applied Dairy Cattle Genetics

Description: Application of genetic principles to dairy cattle improvement. Setting goals for genetic improvement, characteristics of traits included in selection, current methods of estimating breeding values, the role of artificial insemination and breed associations in genetic improvement, cattle genetics.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ALS-3104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.76 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 66.82%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.78%

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Grade Distribution Over Time

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