Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Georgios Banos Professor
Home Education Professional experience Teaching Research Publications Contact Links		TEACHING Animal Science I 1^st Semester Module 4 (30U010) Lectures: Genotype-environment interaction; environmental impact on livestock traits; genetic standards and herdbooks; genetic improvement of livestock. Practical: Species identification; body areas and handling of livestock; applications of genetic improvement methodologies; description and assessment of animal housing facilities. Molecules-Cells-Tissues 1^st Semester Module 1 (30U001) Lectures: Chromosomal abnormalities; genome mapping; Mendelian genetics; dominance-epistasis-linkage; relationship between sex and inheritance; population genetics; quantitative genetics; application of genetics to livestock production. Practical: Assessment of linkage; Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; estimation of genetic values; assessment of kinship and inbreeding. Animal Science III 3^rd Semester Module 4 (30U021) Lectures: Genetic improvement of swine; estimation of producing ability of sows and boars. Practical: Equine identification and age determination. Animal Science IV 4^th Semester Module 4 (30U012) Lectures: Genetic improvement of ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats). Practical: Training visits to research institutes and private farms; breed identification; application of genetic improvement principles to ruminant production (dairy/beef). Biostatistics MS Program 1^st Semester Lectures: Experimental design; power of the test; types of errors; sample size; multi-factorial designs; fixed and random factors; mixed models. Animal Biotechnology MS Program 2^nd Semester Lectures: Advanced topics of animal genetics (ruminants and swine).