Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS)

Success Stories

Spain has a significant livestock heritage. Its geographic location, diversity of ecosystems, climate, landscapes and cultural traditions have resulted in a huge variety of autochthonous livestock breeds that are well-adapted to their production environments and provide unique products of an unbeatable quality and added-value for the society. Unfortunately, many of...
Many old regional chicken breeds in Germany are at risk of extinction. Keeping them is economically not viable even for organic farms, because the market is dominated by a few modern high-performance hybrids specialized on either laying performance or meat production. In addition to loss of biodiversity in case of...
The breeding stock of the most endangered pig breed Leicoma rose to 83 sows and 21 boars in 2019. Previously, Leicomas had only been bred in one breeding farm since 2012. The IBV has successfully advertised further breeding companies for this robust pig breed. In 2015, the IBV (Information and Coordination...
In Xinyuan County, in the west of China, honey is part of longstanding local traditions, valued in daily life, culture, and religious activities. The sweet honey has long been considered an essential element of a happy and rich life, as describe in the epic poem of Manas. However, the external...
Cika are the only native Slovenian cattle breed. The current population originated from local red cattle improved with the Mölltaler, a now-extinct Austrian breed. Although popular during the first half of the 20th century, the breed eventually risked extinction through genetic dilution, due to continuous crossing with other breeds,...
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