The role and history of DAGENE

(Danubian Countries Alliance for Conservation of Genes in Animal Species)

DAGENE

• Established in 1989

• at Bugacpuszta (Hungary) • Presidents : • W. Schleger (Austria) 1989 - 1998• I Bodó (Hungary) 1995 - • Members : Austria, Croatia,

Czechland, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria

Activity

• Conferences• Field visits• Actual questions• Data collection• Publications• Projects

C o n f e r e n c e ssocial meetings NGO meetings • Bugacpuszta 1989 ● Budapest 1998• Krems 1990 ● Košice 1999• Üllő 1992 ● Domžale 2000• Košice 1993 ● Budapest 2001• Zagreb 1994 ● Linz–Wels 2002• Prague 1996 ● Budapest 2003• Sibiu 1997 ● Bled 2004

● Nitra 2005 ● Debrecen 2006

» ● Irding 2007 » ● Kozárd 2008

Field visits Croatia

podolic cattle

Many different Podolic varieties

Field visits Hungary

Tzigai sheep

Two different types, the Čoka and the milking Zombor type

Field visits Germany-Hungary

„Bergschaf”, „Waldschaf” etc = cikta

Dr. Seibold with in Hungary saved Cikta = Bergschaf

Field visits Croatia - Hungary

Murinsulaner horse

A smaller and faster type, usefull for

small holder farmers

Field visits Switzerland-Hungary

Mangalitza

The fat producing Mangalitza is popular also

in Switzerland

Actual questions

• Preservation of AnGR in saved breeds– Breeding goals– Selection– Nucleus herd– Breeding in foreign countries

Example : Hungarian Grey

Actual questions

• Legal aspects– The owner country– The cradle of the breed– The original /stud/herdflock book– Types or breeds

Examples: the Mezőhegyes horse breeds the Tzigai sheep.

Registration where? who ? EU, FAO, DAGENE, SAVE, RBI ? These questions are not yet answered

The Mezőhegyes horse breeds Gidran Furioso Nonius

Tzigai

Data collection

Publications, proceedings

International project proposal

The Murinsulaner• Nearly extinct• 4 countries : Austria, Croatia, Hungary,

Slovenia• Breed character• Possible solution

It is a good example of international in situ cooperation (earlier unsuccesful at ERFP)

and now succesful

longterm projects

Two ways

1. Pure bred breeding

2. Crossing

Crossing should be allowed only without hindering the preservation of pure bred stock.

Charolais♂ x (Hung.Grey♂ x Simmental ♀) ♀

A good example the calf/year crop of crossbred cows was better than of the famous Simmental

Dams‘ genotype

Fertility%

Weaning weight

kg

Productionper cow per

year kg

Simmental 74 254 188

Simmental x Hereford 85 229 195

Simmental x Hungarian Grey

87 245 213

Thanks for the attention

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