All the Nordic countries are responsible for managing their AnGR in a sustainable way. Councils for genetic resources, and national coordinators executes the national policies and obligations. NordGen coordinates the work and promotes a common Nordic policy.
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Norwegian Doele horses, a breeding flock in the Sikkils valley. The stallion Jonssvarten are seen i the background.
Foto Aage Oibakken
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The administrative agency (Genetic Resource Committee) in each country is responsible for the conservation and use of farm animal genetic resources, through their national coordinators.
Emphasis is being placed on the value of sustainable breeding programs. Such breeding programs include broad breeding goals for health and fertility traits as well as general robustness and functionality. Focus on low inbreeding rates is also important. Bothe the conservation work of endangered and indigenous Nordic farm animal species, and the breeding work for the commercial farm animal populations, would benefit from such breeding goals.
This work has been carried out in cooperation with national coordinators in Europe, through European Regional Focal Point (ERFP) and other countries throughout the world.
The status of the formal bodies for genetic conservation varies somewhat between the different Nordic countries. Please click on the different countries for a presentation of the Gene Resource Committees and their major responsibilities.
Sweden:
Responsible agency:
Swedish Board of Agriculture
Postal address:
Swedish Board of Agriculture
55182 Jønkøping
Tlf. +46 36 15 58 15
Fax. +46 36 30 81 82
Homepage
National coordinator: Göte Frid
E-mail:
gote.frid@sjv.se
Norway
Responsible agency:
Gene Resource Committee
Postal address:
Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre
PO.Box 115
N-1431 Ås
Phone: +47 64 94 90 55
Homepage
Head: Sverre Bjørnstad
Phone: +47 62 52 06 00
E-mail:
sverre.bjornstad@geno.no
National coordinator: Nina Sæther
E-mail:
nina.sather@skogoglandskap.no
Denmark
Responsible agency:
Danish Committee for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources
Postal address:
Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fishery
Danish Plant Directorate
Skovbrynet, 20
DK-2800 Kgs.Lyngby
Head: Marie Louise Klenow
Phone: +45 45 26 36 02
E-mail:
mlkl@pdir.dk
National coordinator: Helle Palmø
Phone.: +45 45 26 38 88
E-mail:
hpa@pdir.dk
Homepage
Finland
Responsible agency:
The Finnish Advisory Board for Genetic Resources within Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Postal adress:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 30
FI-00023 Goverment
Phone:+358 (0) 9 16001
web.
www.mmm.fi
Head:Tuula Pehu
Phone: +358 (0) 9 16052839
email:
tuula-pehu@mmm.fi
Postal address:
Agrifood Research Finland MTT
Animal Production Research
FIN-31600 Jokioinen
National coordinator: Asko Mäki-Tanila
E-mail:
asko.maki-tanila@mtt.fi
Tlf: + 358 3 4188 36 26 or +358 3 4188 1
Fax: + 358 3 4188 36 18
Web:
http://www.mtt.fi/english
Iceland
Responsible agency:
The Gene Resource Committee of Iceland
Postal address:
Agricultural University of Iceland
Head: Aslaug Helgadottir
E-mail:
aslaug@lbhi.is
National coordinator: Emma Eythorsdottir
Keldnaholti
IS-112 Reykjavik
Tlf: +354 577 1010
E-mail:
emma@lbhi.is
Independent areas
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Åland
