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University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty

Zootechnical Department Groblje 3, 1230 Domžale, Slovenia

REPORT ON SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN AND EU

COUNTRIES ON ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES

SLOVENIA - MARCH 2003

ORGANIZED BY:ORGANIZED BY:ORGANIZED BY:ORGANIZED BY:

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – HQ - Rome

• University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty,

Zootechnical department

LIST OF PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES

PRESENTATION OF COUNTRY REPORTS (n=22); No. of participations: 45

• •

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

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

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

PROGRAMME- main points

Review of Country Reports and DiscussionFAO activities on SoW AnGR and DAD-ISManagement and conservation on Farm Animal

Genetic Resources in SloveniaProject Data BasesProject on CriopreservationMolecular genetic methods and AnGR in SloveniaInformation System and Data Bases in Slovenia

MATERIALS

Edition of hard copy of booklet forparticipants 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

NATIONAL PRIORITIES NATIONAL PRIORITIES most important only (1/4)most important only (1/4)

NATIONAL PRIORITIES NATIONAL PRIORITIES most important only (1/4)most important only (1/4)

P1: P1: PREVENTING OVERGROWING OF AGR. LAND - - abandonment of land cultivationabandonment of land cultivation - survival of farms (also small) - survival of farms (also small) - young farm holders (education, age structure) - young farm holders (education, age structure)

P2: P2: STRATEGY OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY - proper - proper resourceresource maintenance - food productionmaintenance - food production - healthy and safe food, functional food- healthy and safe food, functional food - utilization sustainable food products- utilization sustainable food products - improvement and protection of health of inhabitants- improvement and protection of health of inhabitants

P3: P3: ENVIRONM.- AND ANIMAL-FRIENDLY REARING TECHNOLOGIES - sustainable development- sustainable development - reducing negative environment impacts - reducing negative environment impacts - etological needs of animals - etological needs of animals - - ‘‘right to farmright to farm’’

NNational ational PPrioritiesriorities for the for the CConservation and onservation and UUtilisation of AnGRtilisation of AnGR (2/4)(2/4)


P4: CONSERVATION OF FARM ANIMALS BIODIVERSITY (in situ and ex situ)

- - national action plan for the management of AnGRnational action plan for the management of AnGR - - secure the existing genetic diversity (efficient and effective)secure the existing genetic diversity (efficient and effective) - - stimulating in situ conservation of rare breeds incl. nature and stimulating in situ conservation of rare breeds incl. nature and landscape management landscape management - - genetic and strategic reservesgenetic and strategic reserves - - profesprofesssional and economic concepts of farm animals geneional and economic concepts of farm animals gene banksbanks - - creating new animal genetic resourcescreating new animal genetic resources - - state supports for activities related to conservation of AnGRstate supports for activities related to conservation of AnGR

P5: UTILIZATION OF AnGR - - animal productionanimal production profession and knowledge profession and knowledge - modern breeding methods - modern breeding methods - - maintain the genetic variation within and amongmaintain the genetic variation within and among b breedsreeds - improved understanding of genetic diversityimproved understanding of genetic diversity - development and use of bio-tech methods for maintaining and development and use of bio-tech methods for maintaining and conservation of animal biodiversityconservation of animal biodiversity

P6: IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL POLICY IN ANIMAL PROD. - ddevelopment of knowledge and technologyevelopment of knowledge and technology - - valuation of genetic diversityvaluation of genetic diversity - - iimproving the health status of animal populations mproving the health status of animal populations - - creating of legal framework supporting activities on creating of legal framework supporting activities on conservation of animal genetic resources conservation of animal genetic resources - - bringing into bringing into effect the Livestock Breeding Acteffect the Livestock Breeding Act

P5: UTILIZATION OF AnGR - - animal productionanimal production profession and knowledge profession and knowledge - modern breeding methods - modern breeding methods - - maintain the genetic variation within and amongmaintain the genetic variation within and among b breedsreeds - improved understanding of genetic diversityimproved understanding of genetic diversity - development and use of bio-tech methods for maintaining and development and use of bio-tech methods for maintaining and conservation of animal biodiversityconservation of animal biodiversity

P6: IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL POLICY IN ANIMAL PROD. - ddevelopment of knowledge and technologyevelopment of knowledge and technology - - valuation of genetic diversityvaluation of genetic diversity - - iimproving the health status of animal populations mproving the health status of animal populations - - creating of legal framework supporting activities on creating of legal framework supporting activities on conservation of animal genetic resources conservation of animal genetic resources - - bringing into bringing into effect the Livestock Breeding Acteffect the Livestock Breeding Act



P7: MODERNIZATION OF NAT. INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANIMAL PROD. - - national AnGR gene bank for ex situ preservationnational AnGR gene bank for ex situ preservation P8: INFORMATION SYSTEMS - - efficient efficient recording recording schemes for production and functional traitsschemes for production and functional traits - - effective system for collecting and processing data on animal breeding and effective system for collecting and processing data on animal breeding and

productionproduction P9: STATE SUPPORTS FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONSERVATION ANGR - - supporting programmes for conservation of animal genetic resources of supporting programmes for conservation of animal genetic resources of native breeds and varietiesnative breeds and varieties - - preserving the most valuable genetic resources of farm animals preserving the most valuable genetic resources of farm animals - - collecting and storing biological material of highly performing breeds to collecting and storing biological material of highly performing breeds to preserve their genetic diversity.preserve their genetic diversity.

- -research programsresearch programs

P7: MODERNIZATION OF NAT. INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANIMAL PROD. - - national AnGR gene bank for ex situ preservationnational AnGR gene bank for ex situ preservation P8: INFORMATION SYSTEMS - - efficient efficient recording recording schemes for production and functional traitsschemes for production and functional traits - - effective system for collecting and processing data on animal breeding and effective system for collecting and processing data on animal breeding and

productionproduction P9: STATE SUPPORTS FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONSERVATION ANGR - - supporting programmes for conservation of animal genetic resources of supporting programmes for conservation of animal genetic resources of native breeds and varietiesnative breeds and varieties - - preserving the most valuable genetic resources of farm animals preserving the most valuable genetic resources of farm animals - - collecting and storing biological material of highly performing breeds to collecting and storing biological material of highly performing breeds to preserve their genetic diversity.preserve their genetic diversity.

- -research programsresearch programs



EAAP 2004

Bled, Slovenia September 5Bled, Slovenia September 5thth – 9 – 9thth, 2004, 2004

FAO – ERFP – EAAP Workshop:FAO – ERFP – EAAP Workshop:ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES – AnGRANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES – AnGR

September 2nd – 3rd 2004September 2nd – 3rd 2004

Programme is in preparation - suggestions:

AnGR and legislation ??AnGR and education ??

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