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"Domestic Animal Genetic Resources in Canada" - Extracts

by J. Chiperzak and J.N.B. Shrestha,

A chapter in the book, Genetic Conservation of Domestic Livestock, Volume 2, 1992, edited by Lawrence Alderson and Imre Bodό, published by CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pages 69-79. The book brings together a number of papers presented at the second non-governmental meeting on the genetic conservation of domestic livestock, held in Budapest in August 1991. This was also the first conference of the newly established Rare Breeds International.

At the time of publication, Jy Chiperzak was from the Joywind Farm Rare Breeds Conservancy (which later became Rare Breeds Canada - www.rarebreedscanada.ca) and J.N.B. Shrestha was at the Ottawa Animal Research Centre of Agriculture Canada.

In this chapter, the authors reviewed the conservation of rare livestock breeds in Canada. Two Appendices present information on the breeds that had been identified as rare. The following are comments relating to cattle and Dexters:

Page 77:

"The following breeds with their estimated Canadian population levels are those of most interest to the Conservancy. These statistics are estimates formulated after talks with breeders, breed societies and officials in the livestock industry.
 

Cattle
 

Breeds such as the Guernsey, Milking Shorthorn, and Ayrshire are presently in safe numbers though they continue to decline."

Page 78:

The Canadian rare breed categories are based on the estimated number of breeding females for each breed. A breed is entered into a category when the number of breeding females is below the guideline. The following chart sets out these categories:

Page 79:

From Table 7.1. Canadian Breed Population Status

Cattle:

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