First Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources

SummaryAs part of the country-driven strategy for the management of animal genetic resources, FAO invited 188 countries to participate in the preparation of the First Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources. Utilizing the information provided in the 148 country reports ready for analysis in July 2005, this paper presents a global overview of the state of capacity and utilization of reproductive and molecular biotechnologies in the management of animal genetic resources. Regional descriptions outline the distribution of different biotechnologies, along with a discussion of the species and breed focus of their use, and stakeholder involvement in service delivery. Unsurprisingly, there is a big gap in biotechnology use between developed and developing countries, with artificial insemination being the technology most widely applied in developing countries. More complex technologies such as embryo transfer and molecular tools, are even less common in developing countries. Use of biotechnologies is in general biased towards cattle, and examples of the application of biotechnologies in the management of locally adapted breeds are limited. Most developing countries express the wish to increase the utilization of biotechnologies. However, in many cases clear plans for incorporating technologies into animal genetic resource management are lacking.

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The use of reproductive and molecular biotechnology in Animal Genetic Resources management - a global overview

Pilling¹,

Cardellino²,

Zjalič³

et al. 2007

Anim. Genet. Resour. Inf.

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Exploring Biopower in the Regulation of Farm Animal Bodies: Genetic Policy Interventions in UK Livestock

Holloway

Morris

2007

Life Sci Soc Policy

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This paper explores the analytical relevance of Foucault's notion of biopower in the context of regulating and managing non-human lives and populations, specifically those animals that are the focus of livestock breeding based on genetic techniques. The concept of biopower is seen as offering theoretical possibilities precisely because it is concerned with the regulation of life and of populations. The paper approaches the task of testing the 'analytic mettle' of biopower through an analysis of four policy documents concerned with farm animal genetics: the UK's National Scrapie Plan Of interest is whether and how the four policy case studies articulate a form of biopower in relation to human-livestock animal relations in the context of genetic approaches to livestock breeding, and how biopower is variably expressed in relation to the different policy issues addressed. In concluding, the paper considers the overall applicability and relevance of biopower in the context of regulating animal lives within livestock breeding, highlighting both possibilities and limitations, and offers suggestions for taking forward research on livestock populations from a neo-Foucaultian perspective.

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First Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources

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The use of reproductive and molecular biotechnology in Animal Genetic Resources management - a global overview

The use of reproductive and molecular biotechnology in Animal Genetic Resources management - a global overview

Exploring Biopower in the Regulation of Farm Animal Bodies: Genetic Policy Interventions in UK Livestock

Sperm dosage and site of insemination in relation to fertility in bovines

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