Documents
Defra publications
- UK Country Report on Farm Animal Genetic Resources 2012
- UK National Action Plan on Farm Animal Genetic Resources
- UK country report on farm animal genetic resources 2002
- Safeguarding UK livestock biodiversity
- Poultry in the UK
Publications
- Number of females in cattle, sheep, pig, goat and horse breeds predicted from a single year’s registration data
- Report on the work of the National Standing Committee on Farm Animal Genetic Resources 2008-2011
- Ex-situ Conservation – conserving breeds at risk by technical means such as semen and embryo collection and storage
- Meat – the use of breeds at risk for production of quality meats
- The Sheep Trust: Geographical Isolation of Commercially Farmed Native Sheep Breeds in the UK – evidence of endemism as a risk factor to their genetic resources (PDF)
Draft Publications
Commission on genetic resources for food and agriculture reports:
- Global plan of action for animal genetics and the interlaken declaration (PDF)
- The state of the world’s animal genetic resources for food and agriculture
Breeds at risk register
Newsletters
- Issue 6 - February 2013
