ANIMAL GENOMICS AND BREEDING PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MEETING THE GROWING DEMAND FOR FOOD PRODUCTS AS THE HUMAN POPULATION APPROACHES NINE BILLION. THE USDA BLUEPRINT IN ANIMAL GENOMICS FOR THE NEXT DECADE (2018 - 2027) WAS PUBLISHED RECENTLY, AND IT IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE THE USE OF GENOMIC INFORMATION IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION. WE WILL DEVELOP POWERFUL AND EFFICIENT STATISTICAL METHODS IMPLEMENTED IN EXTENSIBLE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE ADVANCING STATE OF THE ART DESCRIBED IN THE NEW USDA BLUEPRINT WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF BREEDING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION AND THE WORLD.

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