Kategori: Husdjur

Grattis, Finland!

I dag skickar NordGen hjärtliga gratulationer till Finland på 100-årsdagen! Och även om vi alls inte ringaktar ett sekels historia så vill vi presentera några finnar som faktiskt är ännu äldre än sitt land.   Finnfår Om du skulle ta...

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Ny doktorsavhandling om lantraser

I doktorsavhandlingen ”Genes, Gastronomy and Gratitude – The development and future of the conservation of native breeds” har Ulla Ovaska gjort fallstudier av hur arbetet med att bevara dels finska lantraser och dels den ryska boskapsrasen Yakutian Cattle, ser ut....

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NordGen anställer

NordGen erbjuder en spännande tjänst i en professionell och internationell arbetsmiljö. NordGen har en ledig tjänst som sektionsledare för avdelningen Husdjur i Ås, Norge. Det är en intressant placering med ett varierande och utvecklande arbetsuppgifter inom området hållbar hantering av...

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New doctoral thesis on sheep genetic diversity

Genetic diversity and population structure of Swedish sheep breeds was studied using pedigree data and molecular genetic information. Both pedigree information and microsatellite genotypes showed that inbreeding has been successfully managed in the ancient Gute sheep breed, despite it being...

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New book release

A newly published book Genomic management of animal genetic diversity (ed. Kor Oldenbroek) describes the use of genomic technology to define breeds, to measure diversity and to assess important features in the history of breeds affecting the present genetic diversity....

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leader sheep, Iceland

Leader sheep in Iceland

The Icelandic leader sheep has been known to exist in Iceland ever since the settlement of the country over 1100 years ago. The Icelandic leader sheep is considered as a subpopulation within the Icelandic sheep. In the middle of the...

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leader sheep, Iceland

Leader sheep in Iceland

The Icelandic leader sheep has been known to exist in Iceland ever since the settlement of the country over 1100 years ago. The Icelandic leader sheep is considered as a subpopulation within the Icelandic sheep. In the middle of the...

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Swedish Action Plan updated

Sweden has updated its national action plan for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources. The document (in Swedish only) can be found on the website of the Swedish Board of Agriculture. 

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Iceland, Grazing conference

Successful grazing conference

NordGen in collaboration with the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland arranged a 3-day multi-disciplinary conference on grazing in a changing Nordic region, September 12-15 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The conference gathered together 98 participants from 17 different countries. The focus of...

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Genetic rescue of Norwegian Lundehund

An article published in the Finnish Kennel Club’s magazine ”Koiramme” (9/2016) describes the history, characteristics and challenges of the highly endangered lundehund population. Several severe bottlenecks in the history of the Lundehund have resulted in a severe loss of genetic...

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