Contact details
Address: University of York-York-YO10 5DD-UK
Legal Status: Charity 0
Email
Material
Animal
| Cattle | Partridge | ||||
| Chicken | Pheasant | ||||
| Duck | Pig | ||||
| Goat | Pigeon | ||||
| Goose (domestic) | Quail | ||||
| Guinea fowl | Rabbit | ||||
| Horse | Turkey |
Other(s): Sheep
Type of material maintained:
| Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
| X |
Type of material stored:
| Living collections | Sperm | Egg cells | Seeds | Tissue cultures | Cells | Other(s) |
| X | X |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: 2001 – 2010
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): 10 – 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 7
Percentage of female animals: 2%
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): =
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: National
Population management:
- ex situ
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 spreadsheets |
| Collection as part of a larger documentation system |
National inventory: Country survey |
| Database management system (software) |
Excel |
| Document passport data | No |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: No
Documentation: Partially
Testing
| Viability testing of stored material: | Yes, but rarely |
| Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: | Yes, but rarely |
Overall viability level of your collection
Good: The collection was evaluated after ten years of storage and rationalised
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 2
Storage conditions of the collection
- Cryo bank
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| Other written agreement | Written agreement only in special cases |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | <10% |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): < 10,000
Funding sources (in %)
| Private | 100% |
Funding allocation (in %)
| Collection and uptake of new materials | 50% |
| Storage | 50% |
