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Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands

CGN focuses on conservation and use of vegetable crops, farm animal breeds and autochthonous forest species.

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  • Conserving bio-cultural heritage

    CGN preserves the variation in crops, domestic animals and forest species in freezers, and encourages diversity in the fields and farmland.

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  • Genetic Diversity - key to transitions in agriculture and forestry
    15 March 2023

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  • New guidelines for cryoconservation of animal genetic resources now available online
    07 February 2023
  • New European Reference Centre for Endangered Animal Breeds established
    10 October 2022
  • Start of genetic monitoring for relevant species in Dutch aquaculture
    29 June 2022
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Centre for Genetic Resources the Netherlands

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