Situación y justificación de la conservación de los recursos genéticos animales en Europa

OLLIVIER, Louis

Publication year:

1999

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISBN:

84-89516-92-8

ISSN:

1137-8603

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Summary

This article offers a short historical compendium on how animal genetic resources have reached their current situation in Europe. Important efforts have been carried out to establish an inventory and a characteristics catalogue over the last fifteen years under the patronage of the European Federation of Zootechnics in close relationship with the FAO. Conservation of animal genetic resources in Europe is still badly organised, without objective arguments for justifying established programs. The need for an animal genetic resources management program coordination is insisted upon at the European level, based on an objective evaluation of diversity in each species.