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Opportunities for underutilized breeds and varieties in agriculture and food transition
October 31, 2019 - Many ‘old’ varieties and breeds of crops and livestock have become endangered as a result of intensification, specialization and... -
Not all inbreeding is depressing
October 30, 2019 - 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?
October 11, 2019 - 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
July 4, 2019 - 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”
March 25, 2019 - With the ‘genomic revolution’, organisms, genetic material or genes can be sequenced relatively cheaply, and data can be exchanged rapidly... -
Everything you need to know about genetic diversity in one course
October 30, 2018 - An enthusiastic group of 28 participants from Europe, Africa and America followed the Interactive post-graduate course on characterization, management... -
Rapid loss of seed viability under 4˚C gene bank storage
July 6, 2018 - The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) has maintained its active collection of wheat and barley seeds for 30 years at 4˚C.... -
Better conservation of genetic diversity in livestock breeds using genomic information
February 22, 2018 - On Friday February 23rd 2018, Sonia Eynard will defend her PhD thesis, entitled “Using genomic information to conserve genetic diversity in... -
Overview of the Dutch aquaculture and aquatic genetic resources
January 29, 2018 - The most important shellfish species in the aquaculture sector in the Netherlands are mussel and oyster. European eel and two species of catfish are... -
New brochure about the role of CGN
January 26, 2018 - The renewed brochure describes the different roles of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN), for crops, farm animals and trees. The...