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People and animals :

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People and animals :

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traditional livestock keepers : guardians of domestic animal diversity /

edited by Kim-Anh Tempelman and Ricardo A. Cardellino.

Rome :

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,

2007.

vii, 123 pages :

color illustrations, color maps ;

30 cm

"FAO Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture."

"TC/M/A1057E/1/03.07.1500"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Coping strategies in subtropical mountain ecosystems -- Physiological adaptation to tropical mountain conditions -- Livestock rearing in temperate conditions -- Specific features of raising livestock in humid tropical areas -- Arid and semi-arid zones : symbiosis between livestock keepers, their animals and the environment -- Preserving and developing unique animal genetic resources for future generations.

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Domestic animal diversity is being lost at an alarming rate. Worldwide, local livestock breed are being crossed or replaced with higher-yielding animals. In collaboration with livestock communities, research centers, universities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, FAO identified and documented 13 case studies, presented in this publication, on how communities manage their local animal genetic resources. These cases studies demonstrate that local knowledge is crucial in preserving the equilibrium between farmers, their animals and the environment. However, livestock keepers' role in maintaining this balance and conserving biodiversity is under a great deal of pressure from training land tenure policies to the benefit of the private sector and the expansion of natural reserves. Formal government involvement could significantly reduce farmer's exposure to these risks. This study aims to raise awareness and subsequently encourage decision-makers to include conservation and development of animal genetic resources in legal, regulatory and institutional planning.--Publisher's description.

People and animals.

Biodiversity conservation.

Domestic animals-- Genetics.

Domestic animals-- Germplasm resources.

Germplasm resources, Animal.

Livestock diversification.

Livestock-- Germplasm resources.

Biodiversity conservation.

Domestic animals-- Genetics.

Domestic animals-- Germplasm resources.

Germplasm resources, Animal.

Livestock diversification.

Livestock-- Germplasm resources.

Cardellino, Ricardo A., (Ricardo Alberto),1944-

Tempelman, Kim-Anh.

FAO Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture.

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