Changing demands on livestock productions and Implications for national policies, strategies and pro

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University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
Zootechnical Department Groblje 3, 1230 Domale,
Slovenia
REPORT ON SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR CENTRAL AND
EASTERN EUROPEAN AND EU COUNTRIES ON ANIMAL
GENETIC RESOURCES SLOVENIA - MARCH 2003
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ORGANIZED BY

• Food and Agriculture Organization
• of the United Nations HQ - Rome
• University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical
• faculty,
• Zootechnical department

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LIST OF PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES PRESENTATION OF
COUNTRY REPORTS (n22) No. of participations 45

• FRY Macedonia
• Greece
• Hungary
• Israel
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Moldova
• Poland

• Albania
• Belarus
• Belgia
• Bosnia and
• Herzegovina
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Estonia

• Romania
• Slovakia
• Switzerland
• Slovenia
• The Netherlands
• Ukraine
• Yugoslavia

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PROGRAMME- main points

• Review of Country Reports and Discussion
• FAO activities on SoW AnGR and DAD-IS
• Management and conservation on Farm Animal
• Genetic Resources in Slovenia
• Project Data Bases
• Project on Criopreservation
• Molecular genetic methods and AnGR in Slovenia
• Information System and Data Bases in Slovenia

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MATERIALS
Edition of hard copy of booklet for participants
titled Discussion on country reports on the
State of the worlds animal genetic resources
(SoW AnGR)
Presentations of CR and pdf versions are
available on CD
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NATIONAL PRIORITIES most important only (1/4)
P1 PREVENTING OVERGROWING OF AGR. LAND -
abandonment of land cultivation - survival of
farms (also small) - young farm holders
(education, age structure) P2 STRATEGY OF
SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY - proper resource
maintenance - food production - healthy and
safe food, functional food - utilization
sustainable food products - improvement and
protection of health of inhabitants P3
ENVIRONM.- AND ANIMAL-FRIENDLY REARING
TECHNOLOGIES - sustainable development -
reducing negative environment impacts -
etological needs of animals - right to farm
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National Priorities for the Conservation and
Utilisation of AnGR (2/4)
P4 CONSERVATION OF FARM ANIMALS BIODIVERSITY
(in situ and ex situ) - national action
plan for the management of AnGR -
secure the existing genetic diversity (efficient
and effective) - stimulating in situ
conservation of rare breeds incl. nature and
landscape management -
genetic and strategic reserves -
professional and economic concepts of farm
animals gene banks - creating new
animal genetic resources - state
supports for activities related to conservation
of AnGR
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P5 UTILIZATION OF AnGR - animal production
profession and knowledge - modern breeding
methods - maintain the genetic variation
within and among breeds - improved
understanding of genetic diversity -
development and use of bio-tech methods for
maintaining and conservation of animal
biodiversity P6 IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL
POLICY IN ANIMAL PROD. - development of
knowledge and technology - valuation of
genetic diversity - improving the health
status of animal populations - creating of
legal framework supporting activities on
conservation of animal genetic resources -
bringing into effect the Livestock Breeding Act
National Priorities for the Conservation and
Utilisation of AnGR (3/4)
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P7 MODERNIZATION OF NAT. INFRASTRUCTURE IN
ANIMAL PROD. - national AnGR gene bank for
ex situ preservation P8 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- efficient recording schemes for production and
functional traits - effective system for
collecting and processing data on animal breeding
and production P9 STATE SUPPORTS FOR
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONSERVATION ANGR -
supporting programmes for conservation of animal
genetic resources of native breeds and varieties
- preserving the most valuable genetic
resources of farm animals - collecting
and storing biological material of highly
performing breeds to preserve their genetic
diversity. -research programs
National Priorities for the Conservation and
Utilisation of AnGR (4/4)
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EAAP 2004

Bled, Slovenia September 5th 9th, 2004 FAO
ERFP EAAP Workshop ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES
AnGR September 2nd 3rd 2004
Programme is in preparation - suggestions AnGR
and legislation ?? AnGR and education ??