Contact details
Address: High Street, Congresbury-Bristol-BS49 5JA-United Kingdom
Legal Status: NGO 0
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Material
Animal
Cattle | X | Dexter (Original Population) | Partridge | ||
Chicken | X | Araucana (British), Australorp, Brahma, Brussbar, Croad Langshan, Derbyshire Redcap, Dorking, Hamburgh, Indian Game, Ixworth, Legbar, Leghorn, Marsh Daisy, Modern Game, Modern Langshan, Norfolk Grey, North Holland Blue, Old English Game, Old English Pheasant Fowl, Orpington, Rhodebar, Scots Dumpy, Scots Grey, Silkie, Spanish, Sultan, Sumatra Game, Sussex, Transylvanian Naked Neck, Yokohama, Modern Game (Miniature), Sultan (Miniature), Yokohama (Miniature), Booted Bantam, Burmese Bantam, Nankin Bantam, Rosecomb Bantam, Sebright Bantam | Pheasant | X | Silver, Edwards, Vietnamese |
Duck | X | Appleyard, Aylesbury, Campbell, Crested, Magpie, Muscovy, Orpington, Shetland, Stanbridge White, Welsh Harlequin | Pig | ||
Goat | Pigeon | ||||
Goose (domestic) | X | Brecon Buff, Greyback, Shetland, West of England | Quail | ||
Guinea fowl | Rabbit | ||||
Horse | Turkey | X | British White, Buff, Cambridge Bronze, Norfolk Black |
Other(s): Hebridean Sheep, Soay Sheep
Type of material maintained:
Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
X | X | X |
Type of material stored:
Living collections | Sperm | Egg cells | Seeds | Tissue cultures | Cells | Other(s) |
X |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: < 1980
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 96
Percentage of female animals: 80%
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): =
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: National
Population management:
- on-farm
Objective of maintaining the collection/population:
Conservation | Research | Breeding | Training | Awareness raising | Other(s) |
X | X | 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) |
In-house-built |
Document passport data | Yes |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: No
Documentation: No
Testing
Regeneration/multiplication: | Frequently |
Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): | Yes, but rarely |
Evaluation of useful traits: | Yes, but rarely |
Overall viability level of your collection
Poor: Limited by the constraints of funding. With more substantial financial support the collection would do a great deal more
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 3
Storage conditions of the collection
- Living population(s)
Access and distribution conditions
Providers | Recipients |
No written agreement | No written agreement |
Distribution of material (per year)
Number of distributed samples | 40 |
Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | 10 – 25% |
Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 3 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): < 10,000
Funding sources (in %)
Private | 100% |