This year’s event was created to reflect the wide interests of all ICAR members, with topics covering all species. The conference presented a comprehensive exposition about the lessons learned in...

Decisions made specifically on animal genetic resources are provided in paragraphs 81 to 92. The report on the Seventeenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...

Dr. Ruth Charrondiere is a nutrition officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. In 2008, she realized that there was no database in existence to help professionals to readily recognize  the differences in nutritional contents among different varieties of...

The Report of 10th Regular Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources has been published in all UN languages. The decisions have been taken during the Seventeenth...

s the world population grows, the need increases to efficiently produce nutritious, high quality food. Food security, the access to a sufficient amount of food, is a growing concern for many people around the world. There are relatively few international transboundary breeds that produce at a ...

In the Nequen Province of Argentina, Criollo goat meat is cherished by both tourists and natives alike for its’ superior palatability (taste and flavor) over other breeds of goat in the area. The main reason for this difference stems back to where they are herded during the summer months, in t...

The Anatolian region in Turkey, which has produced many cattle and sheep breeds for centuries, has lost many of their livestock resources in recent years. A significant portion of Turkey’s domesticated animals have become extinct and the remaining breeds are still facing the danger of extincti...

Topics, such as genomic selection, understanding the role of genetics and sustainable approaches to animal breeding were a recurring theme. The conference covered other topics included animal Health, biosciences, Food...

With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, DAD-IS’s importance as a global data repository for indicators related to the Sustainable Development Goals increased, calling for an...

The report on the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is now available. To download it click here. Decisions made...

History

The Caldelá is a cattle breed native to the Galicia north-western of Spain.

The race is characterized by a black cape and hooked horns. It is bred exclusively in extensive production systems. Its meat is sold under the brand name of the Association of breed...

The Bela Krajina Pramenka are native Slovenian sheep. The breed is named after the region in the south-east part of Slovenia from which it originates. The breed has existed in the area for at least 100 years. Breed characteristics include longevity, strength, resilience in difficult and poor c...

The Report of 9th Regular Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources has been published in all UN languages. Decisions will be taken during the Sixteenth...

  The Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 6-8 July 2016. ...

The Krškopolje (black-belted) pig is the only Slovenian indigenous pig breed that is endangered. This breed originates from the Dolenjska region in southeast Slovenia.  Meat of the Krškopolje pig is used to prepare traditional Slovenian sausage called Kranjska. The characte...

Donkeys from the Poitou region in west of France have been famous since the XVIIth century for the production of mules. Because of its large size, the Baudet du Poitou was used for intraspecies crossbreeding too, in order to improve other donkey breeds. Nowadays, it is used not only to produce...

The Gobi Desert of Southern Mongolia and Northern China is one of the harshest environments in the world. Temperatures there can drop below -40ºC at night and rise as high as 50ºC during the day. Despite these extremes, Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) thrive here because of their coats, w...

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, ...