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Native breeds and conservation management: an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R. W. Small
R. W. Small*
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School of Biological & Earth Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom St, Liverpool L3 3AF, U.K.
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E-mail:r.w.small@livjm.ac.uk
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Developments in UK agriculture and nature conservation provide promising prospects for native breeds of farm livestock, and hence for the conservation of their genetic resource, but only if certain difficulties can be overcome. This analysis explores the opportunities provided by those developments, the strengths and weaknesses of the use of native breeds in conservation management, and threats posed to native breeds by extraneous factors.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 64
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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