ECONOGENE http lasig epfl chprojetseconogene Paolo Ajmone Marsan

ECONOGENE http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Paolo Ajmone Marsan 1 & the ECONOGENE Consortium 2 1 Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy. paolo. ajmone@unicatt. it 2 http: //. lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene ECONOGENE Sustainable conservation of animal genetic resources in marginal rural areas: integrating molecular genetics, socio -economics and geostatistical approaches Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources Framework V EU programme Key Action 5, Sustainable agriculture, fishery and forestry, and integrated development of rural areas including mountain areas Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene SHEEP AND GOATS IN EU-25 Source: EAAP database, 2004. 1 Percent calculated on autochthonous breeds subtotal. Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene OBJECTIVE Promote the sustainable conservation of sheep and goat genetic resources by: • Identifying the most diverse and distinctive populations with the aid of biotechnology • Evaluating the economic value of genetic resources • Identify areas where actions for promoting rural development through the use of these GR has the higher chance of success Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene THE CONSORTIUM 17 Countries York Cardiff Warsaw Utrecht Giessen Louvain Berne Vienna Lausanne Milano Grenoble Piacenza Grenoble Madrid 12 Subcontractors Kiel Norwich Sassari 12 Partners Other collaborators Herceghalom Tirana Viterbo Campobasso Kluj-Napoca Ankara Thessaloniki Catania Cyprus Animal husbandry Socio-economics Genetics GIS Science Ibid FW 5 FW 6 Upssala, June 4, 2005 Minia

Detailed step by step guidelines Sampling questionnaire Sampling protocol Photodocumentation protocol Table of Phenotipic traits Measuring Animals GPS position recording protocol Uppsala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION Autochtonous breeds Area of traditional breeding Reference breeds, double sampling 3401 samples 104 breeds 885 sampling sites 3 unrelated adult animals per farm 33 animals (1/3 males) GPS position of farms Uppsala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene BIOTECHNOLOGIES • Origin • History • Demography • Diversity • Distinctiveness Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene HUSBANDRY • Breed questionnaire • On farm questionnaire on husbandry • Photodocumentation Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene ENVIRONMENT 885 farms with environmental data Corine landcover database Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene SOCIO-ECONOMICS Questionnaires Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Effect of existing CAP on conservation Analysis of Case Studies in United Kingdom, France and Italy Gabriele Canali¹*, Michel Trommetter², Riccardo Scarpa³, Sam Jones 4, Mauro Carboni¹, Ignazio Cabras³ ¹ Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, Catholic University of Sacred Hearth, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29100 Piacenza - Italy. ² Université Pierre Mendes, Sociology and Economy of R&D INRA/SERD P. O. Box 47, 38040, Grenoble cedex 9 - France ³ University of York, PO Box 373, YO 10 5 YW - United Kingdom 4 The Sheep Trust, Biology Area 8, University of York, P. O. Box 373, York YO 10 5 YW – United Kingdom Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Economic value of diversity Economic Evaluation and Biodiversity Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources Jutta Roosena, *, Aziz Fadlaouib, c, Marco Bertagliaa, c Department of Food Economics and Consumption Studies, University of Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany b Department of Applied Biology and Agricultural Production, Unit of Genetics, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 2/14, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium c Department of Applied Biology and Agricultural Production, Unit of Rural Economics, Catholic University of Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 2/15, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium a Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Breed description Biodiversity Socio-economy Environment GIS Science GPS of sampling sites Geographic information Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Economic value of biodiversity Map of conservation priorities GIS Science Map of development perspectives Overlaid map Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene RECOMMENDATIONS Economic value of biodiversity Integrated maps and analyses Genetic management Development strategies Recommended actions (within Common Agriculture Policy objectives) Upssala, June 4, 2005

http: //lasig. epfl. ch/projets/econogene Mission and collaborations Ranked SSR list ISAG/FAO advisory group Nordic project? Upssala, June 4, 2005 DNA from standard animals SSR genotypes of standard animals

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