UK country report on farm animal genetic resources 2002
The UKās official contribution to the Food and Agriculture Organisationās āFirst Report on the State of the Worldās Animal Genetic Resourcesā.
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This UK Country Report on Animal Genetic Resources is the United Kingdomās official contribution to the Food and Agriculture Organisationās āFirst Report on the State of the Worldās Animal Genetic Resourcesā.
It has been produced by a 24 member National Consultative Committee on Farm Animal Genetic Resources representing all main farmed species interests, a number of non-governmental organisations engaged in breed management and conservation and the leading institutes and University Departments involved in animal breeding and genetics.
It fulfils one of the Governmentās obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in relation to conserving biological diversity in food and agriculture.