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SAVING THE TUROPOLJE PIG IN CROATLA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

H.-P. Grunenfelder
Affiliation:
Pro Specie Rara, Schneebergstr. 17, CH- 9000 St. Gallen, SWITZERLAND
G. Gugic
Affiliation:
Projectleader SAVE/Euronatur, Suvoj 40, HR- 44213 Kratecko, CROATIA
F. Punz
Affiliation:
SAVE-coordination, Tullnerstr. 18, A- 3423 St. Andra-Wérdern, AUSTRIA
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Summary

On the front lines of Croatia's war areas live the Turopolje pigs, in danger of extinction. Immediate action is sorely needed. The new European Foundation SAVE (Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe), an umbrella organization for the in-situ conservation of agricultural genetic resources, has started an international rescue project. The remaining pigs are listed and will be regrouped for a mating program, which avoids inbreeding. For an additional insurance, SAVE will also bring new breeding groups away from the front lines in, and outside of, Croatia. A breeding register has been set up provisionally at the herdbook office for endangered breeds with Pro Specie Rara in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Resume

En Croatie, entre les frontiéres de guerre, la race porcine du, Touropoije a tenement diminuée, qu'elle est menacée d'extinction. Une action immédiate est nécessaire. La nouvelle fondation européenne SAVE (Safegard pour I'Agriculture des Variétés d'Europe), une organisation faitière pour la conservation in-situ, a commencé un projet pilote international. Les porcins existants sont registrés et seront regroupés pour un programme d'accouplement, qui évite la consanguinity. Pour la sécurité additionnelle SAVE est en train de créer des nouveaux groupes d'é1evage loin des zones de guerre, en arriére-Croatie et mème A 1'étranger. Le registre de troupeau (herdbook) est administré provisoirement par la Fondation Pro Specie Rara, qui s'occupe A St. Gall/ Suisse du registre des troupeaux de bétail menacé.

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Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1994

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