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Managing populations at risk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

J.A. Woolliams
J.A. Woolliams*
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, UK
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Abstract

The procedures outlined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) guidelines for managing small populations at risk are reviewed. These cover identification of breeds at risk, prioritising and deciding upon actions, managing in vivo populations at risk, and managing gene banks of cryoconserved material.

Type
Section 2: Quantitative and molecular genetic basis for conservation
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 30: Farm Animal Genetic Resources , 2004 , pp. 85 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 2004

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