Contact details
Address: Svetosimunska 25-Zagreb-1000-Croatia
Legal Status: Public research institution
Email Website
Material
Animal
| Cattle | X | Istrian cattle. Podolian cattle, Busha | Partridge | ||
| Chicken | Pheasant | ||||
| Duck | Pig | X | Turopolje pig, Black Slavonian pig | ||
| Goat | X | Croatian multicoloured goat | Pigeon | ||
| Goose (domestic) | Quail | ||||
| Guinea fowl | Rabbit | X | Pannonian white, wild rabit (O.cuniculus) | ||
| Horse | X | Lipizzan, Arabian, Medimurje, Posavina, Bosnian mountain, horse | Turkey |
Other(s): sheep (original Croatian), wild relatives of domestic species (chamois, mouflon, wild pigs, deer, hare)
Type of material maintained:
| Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
| X | X |
Type of material stored:
| Living collections | Sperm | Egg cells | Seeds | Tissue cultures | Cells | Other(s) |
| X | X | tisuue, hair, blood, bucal swab |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: 2001 – 2010
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 20
Percentage of female animals: 40%
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): ↗ < 20%
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: National
Population management:
- in situ
- on-farm
Objective of maintaining the collection/population:
| Conservation | Research | Breeding | Training | Awareness raising | Other(s) |
| X |
Activities
Management
| Use of available technical guidelines (e.g. FAO) | No |
| Use of unique identifier | Yes |
| Use of a documentation system | Yes |
| Database management system (software) |
Excel |
| Document passport data | No |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Partially
Documentation: No
Testing
| Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): | Frequently |
Overall viability level of your collection
Average:
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 4
Storage conditions of the collection
- Living population(s)
- Cryo bank
- DNA bank
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| No written agreement | No written agreement |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Number of distributed samples | 300 |
| Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | 50 – 75% |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): < 10,000
Funding sources (in %)
| Other(s) | 100% |
Funding allocation (in %)
| Collection and uptake of new materials | 70% |
| Processing of new materials | 5% |
| Storage | 5% |
| Maintenance/regeneration | 15% |
| Documentation | 0% |
| Distribution | 5% |
