Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Speaker Jared Hutchins - Inbreeding as a Coordination Failure/Externality: A Theoretical Model of Dairy Breeders

Dec 3, 2025   12:00 - 1:00 pm  
426 Mumford Hall
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
FACS (Food, Agriculture, and Commodities Seminar)
Speaker
Jared Hutchins, Assistant Professor, UIUC
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Originating Calendar
ACE Seminars

Abstract
In 2009, genomic testing allowed dairy bull breeders to almost double their rate of genetic improvement. Yet, while genetic improvements grew, so did the rate of inbreeding among dairy bulls. In this very rough theory model, I attempt to model how this technology increase the returns to inbreeding and result in lower welfare overall.

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