Integrative Lifecourse and Genetic Analysis of Military Working Dogs

Abstract

The purpose of this proposal is to provide insight into gene-environment interactions in a population of military working dogs (MWD). It leverages the simplified genetics and detailed records of the MWD population. There are several critical aspects to meeting the aims of this proposal. 1) development of data-driven selection criteria, 2) biological sampling of representative dogs, and 3) generation of mathematical methodologies capable of handling heterogenous data and statistical tests in consistent manner and providing clear and understandable results that are biologically valid. Each of these criteria posses their own challenges that must be overcome before the project will be successful. We accomplished all of the first year objectives, as described in the body.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA576877

Entities

People

  • Carlos E Alvarez

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Character Recognition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Genetics
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Pathology
  • Sampling
  • Statistical Tests

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Canine Service Warrior Training Program for Wounded Warriors in the Veterinary Industry, Supported by Donors.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology