Dr. Dian Patterson
Associate Dean, Academic and Professor, Quantitative Genetics
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Email: dian.patterson@dal.ca
Phone: 902-893-6039
Mailing Address:
Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
Faculty of Agriculture
58 Sipu Road, P.O. Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
Research Interests
- Farm Animal Biodiversity
Education
- B.Sc. Zoology (Alberta)
- M.Sc. Animal Breeding and Quantitative Genetics (Guelph)
- Ph.D. Animal Breeding and Quantitative Genetics (Guelph)
Memberships
Teaching
- RESM4012: Animal Research Methods
- RESM4014: Honours Thesis I
- RESM4015: Honours Thesis II
- ANSC3006: Companion Animal Biology
Selected Publications
- Rose, M.C., D.M. Anderson,ÌýD.L. PattersonÌýand P.J. Gavin. 2006. Comparison among three methods to determine composition of pork loins from pigs fed different levels of wheat middlings. Can.J.Anim.Sci. 86:596.
- Silversides, F.G.,ÌýD.L. Patterson, R.D. Crawford, and S.K.Ho. 2003. Canada’s Country Report on Farm Animal Genetic Resources to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ottawa.
- Farid, A., D.C.Crober, H.van der Steen,ÌýD.L. PattersonÌýand M.P. Sabour. 2003. Reproductive performance of mice selected for reproductive longevity. 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Communication No. 08-13.
- Patterson, D. and D.Heintz.. (Editors). 2003. Community Based Conservation Management in China and Vietnam. Compilation of Resource Materials. CIDA UPCD Project 01843-S53305.
- Patterson, D.L., and F.G. Silversides. 2003. Farm Animal Genetic Resource Conservation: Why and How? Canadian Farm Animal Genetic Resources Foundation, ON (web version
Graduate Students
I regret that I am not able to take on graduate students.