Younes Miar

Project 21-01

Assistant Professor & Industry Research Chair in Mink Genomics, Animal Breeding and Genomics, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University.

Main research interests:

• Animal breeding and genomics
• Computational genomics
• Genomic selection
• Whole genome association analyses
• Bioinformatics
• Identification of genes, and gene networks
• Genetic evaluation and improvement of animals
• Estimation of genetic and phenotypic parameters required for genetic evaluations

Ontario Pork funded projects:

• Project 21-01 - Improvement of feed efficiency in Canadian swine industry through genomics and machine learning