After spending a lot of my PhD trying out different genomic prediction models, I ended up making an R package to make multi-trait, multi-model ensembles. They often outperform the best single base model! Feedback welcome. github.com/NickFlagleaf/M…

The long-term effects of genomic selection: 2. Changes in allele frequencies of causal loci & new mutations dlvr.it/SsvdpG

One week to go! Meet our speakers at the Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science EAAPofficial. Lets meet, chat and discuss our variety of topics. 🗣️Abdulraheem A. Musa 📅30th August 2023 👥Session: Methods & genomic prediction 🇫🇷 Lyon #EAAP2023 #animalscience

#Animals🐑| Sick animals behave differently from healthy ones. But how can you monitor animals’ behaviour during infectious disease trials without having to keep watch over them around the clock? Harmen Doekes and his colleagues have found a solution!👉bit.ly/3ZkB9KA

Interested in the purebred-crossbred genetic correlation in poultry? Check out our latest review paper in Animal Journal. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Pascal Duenk Yvonne Wientjes #JoasBos #wur_abg WUR Animal Sciences Breed4Food

Happy to announce that our paper “Tracking individual broilers on video in terms of time and distance” has been accepted in Poultry Science! Pre-proof available at doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.… 🐔🎥

When you are interested in animal breeding and want to work with over 100 like-minded colleagues, feel free to get in touch to explore the options for you. wur.nl/en/vacancy/pro…

For teaching purposes, I have created two R Shiny apps to replace Excel Tools: 1) Estimating breeding values using BLUP, 2) Single trait selection index. I really enjoyed making these apps. Let me know what you think! #wur_abg thesis-lab.com/online-tool-fo… thesis-lab.com/selection-inde…

Experimental evolution in maize with replicated divergent selection identifies plant-height associated SNPs biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_genetic

📢 We're looking for a PhD candidate to work with us on a new exciting project for beef cattle international evaluations: a collaboration with private partners & Dutch Ministry of Agriculture Vandenplas Jérémie Roel Veerkamp 🔍 info & application Wageningen U&R #wur_abg wur.nl/en/vacancy/phd…

30% discount book sale during April, with the code APR30 Raphael Mrode Gregor Gorjanc Robin Thompson & Ivan Pocrnic cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10.10…

Apple seedlings enjoying Friday afternoon sunshine

📢Only a few days left to apply! 🗓️ Deadline is coming Monday ⬇️Apply through the link below!

WHOOP WHOOP!🥳the first paper of my PhD just got published. It's an extension of the usefulness criterion by considering variances not only of offspring but also offspring of offspring doi.org/10.1186/s12711… Torsten Pook Yvonne Wientjes Mario Calus Breed4Food #wur_abg

.Wageningen U&R 5-day course on “Genetics of resilience and trade-offs”🧬 with hands-on training, within the frame of RUMIGEN project. The course will be held at 🇳🇱 Wageningen Campus from 📅28 October - 1st November. ℹ️ Detailed info here👇 wias.crs.wur.nl/courses/detail…

#wur_abg WUR Animal Sciences Mario Calus

The Animal Breeding and Genetics course of Wageningen U&R will start next week. 📖 I created a new tool for this course: Multi-trait Selection Index. If you have any cool ideas or suggestions, let me know!💡 #wur_abg thesis-lab.com/breeding-tools…

🧬Genetics of resilience and trade-offs Within the framework of the EU project RUMIGEN, Wageningen U&R offers a 5-day course on “Genetics of resilience and trade-offs” with hands-on trainingon 28 October - 3rd November! ℹ️ Info👇 wias.crs.wur.nl/courses/detail…

New paper out: doi.org/10.1093/g3jour… A method to predict variance of GEBV in any future generation + a new way to consider this variance in selection. Together with Jan ten Napel and Mario Calus.

My first📦R package, labradoR, is now out! 🐕 labradoR simplifies handling and post-processing outputs from the Retriever software, designed for population structure, inbreeding, and kinship analysis. Check it out here: github.com/bonifazi/labra… #rstats #R #DataScience