Dairy Cattle Breeding Simulation Program (DCBSP)

The DCBSP system is a dairy cattle breeding simulation program to teach undergraduate and graduate students animal breeding principles associated with selection for multiple traits in dairy cattle.

The current version of the program (DCBSP v.4.9) is written in FORTRAN 90, and a web-based interface is developed for the students to interact with the program in the teaching environment. Both the backend simulation engine and the frontend web-based interface are driven by a module written in the Visual C++ programming language that loads the input files, runs the simulation, and uploads the output files onto the proper directories for each student on the web site.

The system is hosted on our dedicated simulation server at UC Davis and currently ten universities use our sustem in their Diary Breeding courses.

	University of California, Davis  California, USA	DCBSP1	Instructor: Juan F. Medrano
	New Mexico State University  New Mexico, USA	DCBSP2	Instructor: Adam Summers
	Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR)  SPAIN	DCBSP3	Instructor: Luis Varona
	South Dakota State University  South Dakota, USA	DCBSP4	Instructor: Jill Anderson
	Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Toulouse, FRANCE	DCBSP5	Instructor: Zulma Vitezica
	University of Nevada Reno Nevada, USA	DCBSP6	Instructor: Meeghan E. Gray
	University of Minnesota Minnesota, USA	DCBSP7	Instructor: Anthony J. Seykora
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois, USA	DCBSP8	Instructor: Sandra Rodriguez-Zas
	Auburn University Alabama, USA	DCBSP9	Instructor: Lisa Kriese-Anderson
	Virginia Tech Virginia, USA	DCBSP10	Instructor: Rebecca R. Cockrum

If you are interested to setup a site for your university, contact:

Juan F. Medrano, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Animal Science
University of California
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
USA

Tel: + 1 (530) 752-6786
Fax: +1 (530) 752-0175
Email: jfmedrano@ucdavis.edu

For more information pleaes visit DCBSP website at: http://dcbsp.ucdavis.edu/home/