1/83

ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES INFORMATION bulletin
bulletin d'INFORMATION SUR LES RESSOURCES GENETIQUES ANIMALES
boletín de INFORMACION SOBRE RECURSOS GENETICOS ANIMALES

Full pdf/pdf complet/pdf completo  868Kb

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS /  ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L’ALIMENTATION ET L’AGRICULTURE /  ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA LA AGRICULTURA Y LA ALIMENTACIÓN
Rome, 1983

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.

All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of material in this information product for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holders. Applications for such permission should be addressed to the: Chief, Electronic Publishing Policy and Support Branch, Communication Division - FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy, or by e-mail to: [email protected]
.........................

Les appellations employées dans ce produit d’information et la présentation des données qui y figurent n’impliquent de la part de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture aucune prise de position quant au statut juridique ou au stade de développement des pays, territoires, villes ou zones ou de leurs autorités, ni quant au tracé de leurs frontières ou limites. La mention de sociétés déterminées ou de produits de fabricants, qu’ils soient ou non brevetés, n’entraîne, de la part de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture, aucune approbation ou recommandation desdits produits de préférence à d’autres de nature analogue qui ne sont pas cités.

Tous droits réservés. Les informations contenues dans ce produit d’information peuvent être reproduites ou diffusées à des fins éducatives et non commerciales sans autorisation préalable du détenteur des droits d’auteur à condition que la source des informations soit clairement indiquée. Ces informations ne peuvent toutefois pas être reproduites pour la revente ou d’autres fins commerciales sans l’autorisation écrite du détenteur des droits d’auteur. Les demandes d’autorisation devront être adressées au: Chef de la Sous-division des politiques et de l’appui en matière de publications électroniques, Division de la communication, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italie ou, par courrier électronique, à [email protected]
.........................

Las denominaciones empleadas en este producto informativo y la forma en que aparecen presentados los datos que contiene no implican, de parte de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación, juicio alguno sobre la condición jurídica o nivel de desarrollo de países, territorios, ciudades o zonas, o de sus autoridades, ni respecto de la delimitación de sus fronteras o límites. La mención de empresas o productos de fabricantes en particular, estén o no patentados, no implica que la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación los apruebe o recomiende de preferencia a otros de naturaleza similar que no se mencionan.

Todos los derechos reservados. Se autoriza la reproducción y difusión de material contenido en este producto informativo para fines educativos u otros fines no comerciales sin previa autorización escrita de los titulares de los derechos de autor, siempre que se especifique claramente la fuente. Se prohíbe la reproducción del material contenido en este producto informativo para reventa u otros fines comerciales sin previa autorización escrita de los titulares de los derechos de autor. Las peticiones para obtener tal autorización deberán dirigirse a:l Jefe de la Subdivisión de Políticas y Apoyo en Materia de Publicación Electrónica de la División de Comunicación de la FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Roma, Italia, o por correo electrónico a [email protected]

ABSTRACT/RÉSUMÉ/RESUMEN

The second recommendation of the FAO and United Nations Environment Programme Technical Consultation on Animal Genetic Resources Conservation and Management (Rome, June 1980) reads as follows:

“FAO/UNEP are requested to arrange for the preparation and distribution of an international newsletter on the conservation and management of farm animal genetic resources. The newsletter should provide information about training programmes, techniques, activities and developments; should contain a correspondence section; and should be a means of stimulating cooperation on a worldwide basis”.

The Working Group which met after the Consultation in order to discuss the implementation of the recommendations commented as follows:

“The Working Group would like FAO/UNEP to prepare and distribute a newsletter, similar to that published by the IBPGR. The newsletter should contain material in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) with summaries in the othr two languages. The newsletter should be published as soon as editorial and financial resources are available, perhaps on a quarterly basis, in order to stimulate interest and activity at national and regional level. The importance of good quality articles, particularly in the early issues, was stressed.”

The present publication (AGRI) is the first issue of the newsletter. The Editor would like to thank all those who have sent contributions, and now appeals for a continuous flow of articles. Since it is a newsletter we are particularly interested in receiving news items about meetings, other activities in the field of documentation, conservation and evaluation, and new publications.

In an early issue we should like to publish a list of national organizations specifically concerned with the conservation and management of animal genetic resources and information is particularly requested in this field.

AGRI will also be used as a vehicle for updating and publishing the information collected earlier for the Inventory of Special Herds. This was issued as a draft report but was never published because of its incompleteness. It is now considered more appropriate to publish information on conservation country by country and to include all the conservation activities and not only accounts of the special conservation herds.

FAO/UNEP follow-up action to the other recommendations of the Consultation is summarized in the first article. We would like in later issues to record the activities in individual countries whether by governments or by non-governmental organizations. Both groups and individuals are encouraged to send in regular reports and news items. It is only by such cooperation that AGRI can be made a success by fulfilling its function of stimulating action and maintaining contact between all those concerned with farm animal genetic resources.