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Opportunities for underutilized breeds and varieties in agriculture and food transition
- Many ‘old’ varieties and breeds of crops and livestock have become endangered as a result of intensification, specialization and... -
Not all inbreeding is depressing
- Inbreeding may decrease the performance of cows, a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research... -
How about the risk status of the Dutch farm animal breeds?
- The farm animal breed list presents the status of all Dutch breeds. About 90% of the 140 listed breeds are at risk, the risk classification is based... -
Promoting the conservation and use of livestock diversity in Europe
- Implementation of a communication strategy, further development and professionalization of the European Gene Bank Network (EUGENA), and development of... -
International agreement needed for continued access to “Digital Sequence Information”
- With the ‘genomic revolution’, organisms, genetic material or genes can be sequenced relatively cheaply, and data can be exchanged rapidly... -
Rapid loss of seed viability under 4˚C gene bank storage
- The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) has maintained its active collection of wheat and barley seeds for 30 years at 4˚C....