Jaime Ortiz

I am evaluating how the uncertainty of estimated breeding values impacts optimal contribution selection - how optimal is optimal contribution selection under uncertainty.

Goals:

• Simulate a breeding programme
• Estimate breeding values and their uncertainty given some phenotypic and pedigree or genomic data
• Optimise contributions of selection candidates to the next generation taking uncertainty of breeding values into account

I am a professional in animal science with five years of work experience in agricultural research and project management. I am currently finishing a Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics at Bonn University in Germany.

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I enjoy running, swimming, cycling, sometimes cooking and travelling.