Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program
Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in animal biodiversity. Over 95 percent of the continent's domestic ruminants are indigenous. In Africa, indigenous livestock breeds support the majority of smallholder rural farmers for whom these genetic resources are important for improved nutrition, income and as inves...
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International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases
1994
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| author | Rege, J.E.O. Baker, R.L. |
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| description | Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in animal biodiversity. Over 95 percent of the continent's domestic ruminants are indigenous. In Africa, indigenous livestock breeds support the majority of smallholder rural farmers for whom these genetic resources are important for improved nutrition, income and as investment. However, relatively little is known about Africa's indigenous livestock resources, even in terms of how many breeds there are and the degree to which useful genetic adaptation to disease, parasite and nutritional stress have evolved. The objectives of ILCA's proposed program are to characterize indigenous African livestock breeds, to formulate action plans that might arrest or reverse declines in threatened or endangered population, to develop strategies for conservation and sustainable utilization of indigenous gentic resources, including utilization of economically important unique attributes, to adapt techniques in collection, evaluation and storage of gametes and embryos for ex situ preservation of endangered breeds, and to develop a computerized database on African animal genitic resources in line with recommendations by FAO / UNEP and OAU. |
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| spelling | CGSpace27712023-12-21T14:51:19Z Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program Rege, J.E.O. Baker, R.L. livestock genetic resources breeds Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in animal biodiversity. Over 95 percent of the continent's domestic ruminants are indigenous. In Africa, indigenous livestock breeds support the majority of smallholder rural farmers for whom these genetic resources are important for improved nutrition, income and as investment. However, relatively little is known about Africa's indigenous livestock resources, even in terms of how many breeds there are and the degree to which useful genetic adaptation to disease, parasite and nutritional stress have evolved. The objectives of ILCA's proposed program are to characterize indigenous African livestock breeds, to formulate action plans that might arrest or reverse declines in threatened or endangered population, to develop strategies for conservation and sustainable utilization of indigenous gentic resources, including utilization of economically important unique attributes, to adapt techniques in collection, evaluation and storage of gametes and embryos for ex situ preservation of endangered breeds, and to develop a computerized database on African animal genitic resources in line with recommendations by FAO / UNEP and OAU. 1994 2010-12-09T11:10:10Z 2010-12-09T11:10:10Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2771 en Open Access International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases |
| spellingShingle | livestock genetic resources breeds Rege, J.E.O. Baker, R.L. Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program |
| title | Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program |
| title_full | Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program |
| title_fullStr | Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program |
| title_short | Characterization, conservation and utilization of indigenous African animal genetic resources - ILCA's proposed program |
| title_sort | characterization conservation and utilization of indigenous african animal genetic resources ilca s proposed program |
| topic | livestock genetic resources breeds |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2771 |
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