Cika cattle (cikasto govedo) are the only preserved indigenous cattle breed in Slovenia. The breed originates from the Bohinj region in the Julian Alps and was developed within traditional alpine dairy farming systems. In the late 19th century, the solid-coloured cattle w...

Developed by Dr Muhammad Sajjad Khan, then Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), UniGold was created to meet the needs of smallholder poultry producers operating under semi-scavenging and low-input conditions in Pakistan. The goal was to strengthen national self-reliance in poultry genetic resources through a hardy, productive, and locally adapted alternative to imported layer strains that often perform poorly in rural environments.

Across the vast plains and rangelands of the Turkmen Sahra in northeastern Iran, the Turkmen camel represents a little‑known yet highly valuable national genetic resource. For centuries, this indigenous breed has been central to local livelihoods and an integral part of the cultural identity o...

The Faroese horse, one of the world’s rarest equine breeds, has faced a critical conservation challenge for decades. By the 1960s, the population had collapsed to just four mares and a single stallion, placing the breed on the brink of extinction. This extremely narrow genetic base created severe long-term risks and triggered sustained preservation efforts.

Campero Bonaerense INTA is a dual-purpose synthetic population undergoing a stabilization process, derived from crossing males and females of the three-way hybrid Campero Casilda. It was primarily developed as a resource for family agriculture programs through a network of multipliers. Additio...

Preserving genetic diversity in livestock is crucial for sustainable breeding programs worldwide. This diversity serves two critical purposes: it drives long-term improvements in productivity and functional traits, while also ensuring...

The FAO Division for Animal Production and Health is currently developing an AI-based software application to help identify cattle breeds in the field. The accuracy of the results will depend...

The thirteenth session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held from 20 to 22 November 2024. The meeting will take...

The Black Castellana breed is a Spanish indigenous breed of laying hens recorded both in the Official Catalogue of Livestock Breeds of the Ministry of Agriculture of Spain and in FAO’s Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS). GANECA is the breeders a...

Every 10 years the FAO prepares a report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, based on information provided by countries. The previous report...

The local cattle population, known as Campuzano, lives in the desert regions of the Guajira peninsula (Colombian Caribbean region); Its ability to thrive in desert conditions is, along with the local populations of goats and hair sheep, of great importance, due to its provision of protein sust...

The 75th Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) will be held from 1 to 5 September 2024, in Florence, Italy. The general topic of this Congress will be...

The local goat population in Tunisia is composed of a mosaic of phenotypes and genotypes that remains fundamentally represented by the autochthonous "Arbi" goat breed. The Arbi is more concentrated in the marginal zones, where it is exclusively reared under extensive breeding systems. The Arbi...

Originally from Central steppes of Asia, the Barbarine sheep breed was introduced to Tunisia by the Phoenicians around the fourth century B.C. By the year 1050 A.D. it had become the permanent unique and "noble" breed that is represented in the sacrifices scenes and the religious ceremonies of...

The 74th Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), jointly organized with the World Association for Animal production (WAAP) and Interbull, will be held from 26th of August...

Since the 100% Indigenous Breed Label was created in 2013 through the Royal Decree 505/2013 of June 28th, the trust of livestock breeders’ associations has been constant and currently, the label comprises 66 breeds of seven different species. To the classic species (cattle, sheep, goats, swine...

The 39th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (ISAG) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in July 2-7, 2023. It will be an excellent opportunity to bring together...

The twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will take place from 18th to 20th January 2023.  The meeting will be conducted...

The 26th World Poultry Congress will be held from 7th to 11th of August, in Paris, France.  Agriculture in general, and livestock in particular, are facing major challenges in the near...