Dr. Dekkers' areas of research are quantitative genetics and animal breeding with application to swine and poultry genetics, including utilization of molecular genetic and genomic information, QTL detection, gene expression data analysis, marker-assisted selection, design, optimization and economic aspects of breeding strategies, and genetic aspects of residual feed intake in pigs.
Location:
Ames, United States
Profile:
Academic / scientific
Occupation:
Professor of Animal Science
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