Websites

The web pages were all accessed in 2009.

Data bases

Gene maps, databases etc. http://bos.cvm.tamu.edu/bovarkdb.html

Software

Programmes for estimation of variance/covariance components and/ or prediction of breeding values: (see software)

ASREML

R:http://www.r-project.org/

PEST: http://www.parameter-estimation.com/html/pest.html

Programmes for estimation of crossbreeding effects:

ODCE - Optimum design of crossbreeding experiments: http://www.nas.boku.ac.at/1899.html

 Programmes for measuring genetic diversity based on genetic markers:

Analysis of Molecular Variance,

AMOVA: http://www.bioss.ac.uk/smart/unix/mamova/slides/frames.htm

ARLEQUIN: http://anthro.unige.ch/arlequin

DISPAN: http://www.bioinformaticstoday.com/viewpage/title/DISPAN/

Programmes for QTL mapping:

An alphabetical list of genetic analysis software:http://www.nslij-genetics.org/soft/list4.html

QTL cartographer: http://statgen.ncsu.edu/qtlcart/WQTLCart.htm (Maximum Likelihood mapping; Composite interval mapping in experimental populations)

Courses and course notes

Schaeffer's Note shop with course notes for animal models, quantitative genetics and methodology in animal breeding: http://www.aps.uoguelph.ca/~lrs/Animals/

Course notes on gene mapping and QTL in breeding:

http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~jvanderw/aabc_materialsp3.htm

http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~jvanderw/Models_for_QTL_analysis.pdf

Miscellaneous

Alphabetic list of genetic analysis software (population genetics software and linkage analysis) http://linkage.rockefeller.edu/soft/