Project
Gene bank for farm animals
Breeding organizations need genetic material to support their breeding and to conserve biodiversity. In the long run, the storage of genetic material contributes to safeguarding not only genetic diversity of the past but also the current genetic diversity.
The aim of this project is to manage genebank collections of cattle, pigs, horses, sheep, goats and poultry. Common and rare breeds as well as commercial varieties are represented in the gene bank. This task is carried out by the Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN). CGN safeguards the genetic diversity in farm animals ex situ and thus provides a contribution to the Dutch obligations of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Publications
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Back up voor inheemse dierenrassen
MenSport 2011 (2011)01. - ISSN 0922-2499 - p. 20 - 23. -
Bestuur Lakenvelder vereniging
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Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands
Wageningen : Centrum voor Genetische Bronnen Nederland (CGN) -
Comparison of genetic diversity between high and low genetic merit in a Holstein population
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Consequences for diversity when animals are prioritized for conservation of the whole genome or of one specific allele
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 131 (2014)1. - ISSN 0931-2668 - p. 61 - 70. -
Cryopreservation Strategies for Farm Animal Genetic Resources in Europe
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De genenbank voor landbouwhuisdieren
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Differences in individual milk fat composition between dairy cattle breeds in the Netherlands
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Erfgoed schapenrassen: voortbestaan verzekerd
V-focus 7 (2010)2. - ISSN 1574-1575 - p. 26 - 27. -
Estimating genetic diversity across the neutral genome with the use of dense marker maps
Genetics, Selection, Evolution 42 (2010). - ISSN 0999-193X - 10 p.