Rare breed livestock consists of breeds of domesticated animal, generally developed for use in agriculture, which are considered by one or more national charity as being endangered or threatened. A number of societies exist worldwide to preserve these animals.
International
edit- Rare Breeds International[1]
- Europe: SAVE Foundation (Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe)
Africa
edit- South Africa: Farm Animal Conservation Trust (FACT)[2]
Australasia
edit- Australia: Rare Breeds Trust of Australia
- New Zealand: Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand
North America
edit- Canada: Rare Breeds Canada
- United States:
Europe
edit- Germany:
- Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen (GEH)
- Vielfältige Initiative zur Erhaltung gefährdeter Haustierrassen (VIEH)
- Switzerland: ProSpecieRara[3]
- Netherlands: Scichting Zeldzame Huisdierrassen (SZH)[3][4]
- United Kingdom: Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- France: Fédération pour promouvoir l'Elevage des Races domestiques MEnacées (FERMES)
- Spain: Sociedad Española para los Recursos Genéticos Animales (/SERGA)
- Belgium: Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed (Support Centre for Living Heritage)[5]
- Norway: NordGen Husdyr (Nordic Farm Animal Gene Bank)
References
edit- ^ "THE GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES" (PDF). fao.org. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Farm Animal Conservation Trust". ais.up.ac.za. FACT. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ a b Kristiansen, editors: Paul; Taji, Acram; Reganold, John (2006). Organic agriculture : a global perspective. Wallingford: CABI/CSIRO Pub. p. 159. ISBN 9780643090903. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ "English". szh.nl. Dutch Rare Breed Survival Trust. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "SLE heet u welkom!". sle.be. SLE. Retrieved 5 November 2014.