Managing genetic diversity and society needs
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Resumo: | Most livestock are not indigenous to Brazil. Several animal species were considered domesticated in the pre-colonial period, since the indigenous people manage them as would be typical of European livestock production. For over 500 years there have been periodic introductions resulting in the wide range of genetic diversity that for centuries supported domestic animal production in the country. Even though these naturalized breeds have acquired adaptive traits after centuries of natural selection, they have been gradually replaced by exotic breeds, to such an extent, that today they are in danger of extinction To avoid further loss of this important genetic material, in 1983 Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology decided to include conservation of animal genetic resources among its priorities. In this paper we describe the effort to genetically characterize these populations, as a tool to ensure their genetic variability. To effectively save the threatened local breeds of livestock it is important to find a niche market for each one, reinserting them in production systems. They have to be utilized in order to be conserved. And there is no doubt that due to their adaptive traits, the Brazilian local breeds of livestock can play an important role in animal production, to meet society needs. |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs Mariante,Arthur da Silva Animal genetic resources Brazilian conservation program genetic variability microsatellites |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Managing genetic diversity and society needs |
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Mariante,Arthur da Silva |
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Mariante,Arthur da Silva Egito,Andréa Alves Albuquerque,Maria do Socorro Maués Paiva,Samuel Rezende Ramos,Alexandre Floriani |
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Egito,Andréa Alves Albuquerque,Maria do Socorro Maués Paiva,Samuel Rezende Ramos,Alexandre Floriani |
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Mariante,Arthur da Silva Egito,Andréa Alves Albuquerque,Maria do Socorro Maués Paiva,Samuel Rezende Ramos,Alexandre Floriani |
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Animal genetic resources Brazilian conservation program genetic variability microsatellites |
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Animal genetic resources Brazilian conservation program genetic variability microsatellites |
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Most livestock are not indigenous to Brazil. Several animal species were considered domesticated in the pre-colonial period, since the indigenous people manage them as would be typical of European livestock production. For over 500 years there have been periodic introductions resulting in the wide range of genetic diversity that for centuries supported domestic animal production in the country. Even though these naturalized breeds have acquired adaptive traits after centuries of natural selection, they have been gradually replaced by exotic breeds, to such an extent, that today they are in danger of extinction To avoid further loss of this important genetic material, in 1983 Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology decided to include conservation of animal genetic resources among its priorities. In this paper we describe the effort to genetically characterize these populations, as a tool to ensure their genetic variability. To effectively save the threatened local breeds of livestock it is important to find a niche market for each one, reinserting them in production systems. They have to be utilized in order to be conserved. And there is no doubt that due to their adaptive traits, the Brazilian local breeds of livestock can play an important role in animal production, to meet society needs. |
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