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The role of Rare Breeds International as a global organization for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

L. Alderson  and
K. Ramsey
L. Alderson
Affiliation:
Traditional Livestock Foundation, 6 Harnage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6EJ, UK
K. Ramsey
Affiliation:
National Department of Agriculture, Private Bag X 138, Pretoria, South Africa
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Summary

Rare Breeds International (RBI) is the global non-governmental organization (NGO) concerned with the conservation of animal genetic resources (AnGR). It works in conjunction with FAO and with other organizations associated with livestock production. RBI members form a grassroots network that is rich in experience and knowledge of native breeds and affiliated national organizations maintain a valuable database of AnGR. Information is disseminated through major international conferences which are held at intervals of three years and through annual regional meetings. The cumulative expertise of the RBI membership facilitates a wide variety of projects, which range from policy interaction with governmental agencies to emergency rescue action and breeding programmes for relic breeds. RBI communicates mainly through publication of proceedings of major conferences and also by dedicated and linked websites.

Résumé

Rare Breeds International (RBI) est une organisation non gourvenementale (NGO) qui s'occupe de la conservation des ressources génétiques animales (AnGR) au niveau mondial. L'organisation réalise son travail en collaboration avec la FAO et d'autres organisations associées à la production animale. Les membres de RBI forment la base d'un réseau riche d'expérience et de connaissance des races natives et les organisations nationales qui adhèrent maintiennent une base de données importante de AnGR. L'information est divulgée à travers des conférences mondiales au niveau international qui se tiennent tous les trois ans et à travers des réunions annuelles régionales. L'ensemble d'expertise rassamblé grâce aux associés de RBI facilite la mise en oeuvre de projets d'une grande variété, qui vont de l'interaction politique avec les agences gouvernementales concernées par les actions de récupération d'alerte aux programmes d'amélioration des races en disparition. RBI communique surtout à travers la publication de compte rendu des conférences mondiales mais aussi à travers son site Web et les différents liens à l'intérieur.

Keywords

Rare breedsNative breedsGenetic resourcesGenetic conservation
Type
Research Articles
Information
Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 31 , April 2001 , pp. 9 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2001

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