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In-situ and ex-situ gene conservation programs of autochthonous breeds in Croatia

Protection of the autochthonous breeds in Croatia is performing more than one decade. National protection program is based on government subvention, and negative trend in endangered breeds was stopped, thanks to them. During the years of protection programs conduction none of autochthonous breeds were lost. Protection programs of autochthonous breeds are conduced primary through in situ models. Some new opinion concerning protection of autochthonous breeds point out their economic utilization, integration in protected areas, collecting genetic materials and storage in national “ Genebank” . Croatia has lot of protected areas, fullness of pasture land in which autochthonous breeds can be easily integrated. It is necessary to establish national ‘ Genebank’ , and new knowledge and instructions about storage genetic materials open the possibility of its quickly foundation and occupancy. Collecting somatic cells of autochthonous, primary endangered breed, is solution, mainly because of its simplicity of collecting and storage procedure, and lowest investment assets at the beginning. Along with collecting tissue cells, collecting of semen, embryos and oocytes is necessary. Information about tissue samples stored in national gene bank will be integrated in national animal information system.

gene conservation ; autochtonous breeds ; Croatia

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