Jared Decker

Jared Decker , PhD

  • Wurdack Chair of Animal Genomics Animal Sciences
  • Associate Professor Animal Sciences
  • Email deckerje@missouri.edu
  • Telephone number 573-882-2504
  • Education Background
    PhD University of Missouri – Columbia
    BS New Mexico State University

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Research

  • Accepting new advisees Is accepting new doctoral advisees

Areas of expertise

  • Genome Analysis
  • Livestock Genetics
  • Population Genetics
  • Reproductive Biology

Research Summary

Our group has various research interests, all fitting under the umbrella of computational genomics. These include: Genomic prediction to enable genomic-enhanced EPDs Mapping loci responding to selection Genotype-by-environment interactions Genetics of fertility Population structure of cattle breeds Demographic modelling.