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The first status report on the conservation of farm animal genetic resources (AnGR) in the Nordics

NordGen Publication Series: 2024:07
ISBN: 978-91-986030-1-9 
DOI: 10.53780/LXKB9233

© NordGen 2024

Cover photo: iStock (Streymoy, Faroe Islands)
Photos: NordGen, unless otherwise stated – except for the photo of the dog in chapter 4 (Tim Martin Knutsen) and the photo of the dog in chapter 6 (Kari Helene S. Knestang)
Layout: Mette Agger Tang

Authors

The report was written by NordGen Farm Animals.
  • Ellen-Louisa F. White
  • Maria Kjetså
  • Jaana Peippo
  • Mervi Honkatukia

Acknowledgements

The NordGen Council for Farm Animals is gratefully acknowledged for their contribution to the preparation of the report:
  • Denmark: Vivi Hunnicke Nielsen, Aarhus University & Clara Nyegaard-Signori, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark.
  • The Faroe Islands: Jens Ivan í Gerðinum, The Agricultural Agency.
  • Finland: Juha Kantanen, Natural Resources Institute Finland & Johanna Rautiainen, Lammasmaailma.
  • Iceland: Birna Kristín Baldursdóttir, The Agricultural University of Iceland & Thorvaldur Kristjánsson, The Agricultural Advisory Center (RML).
  • Sweden: Anna M. Johansson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences & Karin Olsson, The Swedish Board of Agriculture.

NordGen

The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) is the Nordic countries’ gene bank and knowledge center for genetic resources. NordGen is an organisation under the Nordic Council of Minister and works with the mission of conserving and facilitating the sustainable use of genetic resources linked to food, agriculture and forestry.

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