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DAD-IS is the
the Global Databank
is used for reporting on the global status and trends of animal genetic resources. The fourth version of the DAD-IS was launched on 21 November 2017.
DAD-IS homepage
acronym
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of the worldwide Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
, within the FAO's management of animal genetic resources programme.Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
(DADIS)- About. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It includes a searchable database
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of information about breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
s, the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources; it also holds tools for management, and contacts for the National and Regional Coordinators for the programme. Data frothe Global Databank
is used for reporting on the global status and trends of animal genetic resources. The fourth version of the DAD-IS was launched on 21 November 2017.
Breeds in the Global Databank
There were 11,116 mammalian national breed populations in DAD-IS as of February 2016, and 3,799 avian national breed populations.2016. FAO. Status of Animal Genetic Resources. http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/c40d538b-4765-445d-ba3c-c06eaaa49f4a/ These national breed populations represent a global total of 8,822 breeds, which includes 643 breeds (7%) that are reported to be extinct. local breeds (only found in one region) make up 7,761 of entries, while 1,061 aretransboundary breed
A transboundary breed is a breed which is present in several countries. Transboundary species of the five significant livestock types (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens), have been developed for a hundred years or more in intensive manufact ...
s, meaning they are found in more than one region.
Risk Status
A total of 17% (about 1,500) of all DAD-IS breeds are classified as being at risk ofextinction
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
, though this figure includes those that are extinct but were entered into the database before disappearing. A further 58% are classified as being of unknown risk status. these risk statuses have not been updated since 2014.
Number of Livestock Species and Breeds used for Food and Agriculture Worldwide
''Figure 1: Total Number of Livestock Breeds by region. Local and regional transboundary breeds are combined and international transboundary breeds are ones that are found in more than 1 country. Note : Figures exclude extinct breeds. Figures for Alpaca, American bison, deer, dog, dromedary × Bactrian camel, guanaco, llama, vicuña, cassowary, Chilean tinamou, duck × Muscovy duck, emu, guinea fowl, ñandu, peacock, quail and swallow are combined in the “others” category. Source: FAO 2016 Status of Animal Genetic Resources-2016. http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/c40d538b-4765-445d-ba3c-c06eaaa49f4a/''See also
*List of horse breeds in DAD-IS
This is a list of all the horse breeds in the DAD-IS, the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, a database of the FAO. There are about 4150 horse breed entries, reported by almost 200 countries, not all of which have horses. The breed n ...
.
External links
DAD-IS homepage
References
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