American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
- American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is a nonprofit organization founded in 1977 and headquartered in based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Its mission is to protect "genetic diversity in livestock and poultry species through the conservation and promotion of endangered breeds." [ [http://albc-usa.org/about.html ALBC Website's About page] ] . ALBC maintains a list of breeds which are either becoming rare (some critically so) or else simply lack historical documentation.
The conservation list published by ALBC is used by the SVF Foundation for the purpose of preserving genetic material from rare breeds. [ [http://www.svffoundation.org/about/our_work.html About SVF Foundation] ]
ALBC's conservation efforts include research on breed status and characteristics; developing breed specific strategies for conservation; maintaining a gene bank of rare breeds; strengthening the stewardship skills of breeders through various educational venues; and educating the public through workshops, conferences and publications.
ee also
*The British Rare Breeds Survival Trust
*Livestock
External links
* [http://www.albc-usa.org ALBC website]
* [http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/wtchlist.html ALBC Conservation Priority List]
* [http://www.svffoundation.org SVF Foundation website]
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
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