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 13 universities use our system in their Diary Breeding courses.
DCBSP1a
University of California, Davis
California, USA
Instructors: Juan F. Medrano, Michael Miller, Hao Cheng
DCBSP1b
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, CANADA
Instructor: Angela Canovas
DCBSP2
New Mexico State University
New Mexico, USA
Instructor: Adam Summers
DCBSP3
Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR)
SPAIN
Instructor: Luis Varona
DCBSP4
South Dakota State University
South Dakota, USA
Instructor: Jill Anderson
DCBSP5
Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Toulouse,
FRANCE
Instructor: Zulma Vitezica
DCBSP6
University of Nevada Reno
Nevada, USA
Instructor: Meeghan E. Gray
DCBSP7
University of Minnesota
Minnesota, USA
Instructor: Anthony J. Seykora
DCBSP8
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois, USA
Instructor: Sandra Rodriguez-Zas
DCBSP9
Auburn University
Alabama, USA
Instructor: Lisa Kriese-Anderson
DCBSP10
Virginia Tech
Virginia, USA
Instructor: Rebecca R. Cockrum
DCBSP11
University of Guelph
Ridgetown, Ontario, CANADA
Instructor: Gail Carpenter
DCBSP12
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho USA
Instructor: Rick Parker
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/