Breeds are fascinating entities. They depend on individual breeders for their continuing existence. Although breeders may come and go, each of them is important and has the potential to make positive contributions to the breed.
Multiple factors can guarantee breeders long-term successful management. These include biological aspects, consistent market demand, and the important and sometimes politically charged role of breed associations as the main advocates for breeds today.
Strategies for success have been detailed in the first and second editions of Managing Breeds for a Secure Future. The third edition explores this further, providing more strategies that can assure long-term survival for breeds of livestock, poultry, and dogs.
Managing Breeds for a Secure Future Third Edition is re-organized to flow better, and has additional chapters on specific protocols for maintaining breeds. It also delves more deeply into rescuing rare populations, through both theory and practice. Updates to the new edition include: biological issues, population analysis, pedigree-based analyses, managing a genetic defect, and specific rescue principles and practices.
Breeds are fascinating entities. They depend on individual breeders for their continuing existence. Although breeders may come and go, each of them is important and has the potential to make positive contributions to the breed.
Multiple factors can guarantee breeders long-term successful management. These include biological aspects, consistent market demand, and the important and sometimes politically charged role of breed associations as the main advocates for breeds today.
Strategies for success have been detailed in the first and second editions of Managing Breeds for a Secure Future. The third edition explores this further, providing more strategies that can assure long-term survival for breeds of livestock, poultry, and dogs.
Managing Breeds for a Secure Future Third Edition is re-organized to flow better, and has additional chapters on specific protocols for maintaining breeds. It also delves more deeply into rescuing rare populations, through both theory and practice. Updates to the new edition include: biological issues, population analysis, pedigree-based analyses, managing a genetic defect, and specific rescue principles and practices.
D. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD is Professor of Pathology and
Genetics at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
His breed conservation endeavors include technical adviser for the
Livestock Conservancy as well as extensive work in Latin America.
This work has been pivotal in saving several endangered livestock
breeds.
Jeannette Beranger is the Senior Program Manager for The Livestock
Conservancy. With over 30 years' experience as an animal
professional in veterinary and zoological institutions, she
implements conservation programs, conducts field research, and
advises farmers working with rare breeds. Recently she was honored
as one of the top "45 Amazing Country Women in America" by Country
Woman magazine for her long standing dedication to endangered breed
conservation.
Alison Martin is Executive Director at The Livestock Conservancy,
USA. She has a PhD in Genetics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she specialized
in disease resistance in poultry.
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