Simona Antonios

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Genomic and pedigree methods to manage inbreeding in dairy sheep breeds.

Goals:

• To partition genetic trends in Mendelian samplings by categories of animals defined by sex and by selection pathways, and to similarly characterise long-term genetic contributions.

• Predict each individual inbreeding depression load, assess the variability of individual inbreeding depression load and the accuracy of its prediction for selection candidates.

• Simulate a dairy sheep breeding scheme and compare the classical (truncation) selection to optimal contribution selection scenarios including or not individual inbreeding depression load, in terms of genetic gain and genetic diversity.
• Incorporate individual inbreeding depression load in an optimal contribution selection strategy to control inbreeding.

I am a PhD student at INRAE, Toulouse, France. I have a strong curiosity about developing and understanding quantitative genetics approaches. I am particularly involved in the evaluation, design, and optimisation of breeding programs. More precisely, I am interested in finding new ways of considering genetic diversity in French dairy sheep breeds for sustainable future breeding programs.

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Drawing, guitar, hiking, dancing (salsa, bachata).