Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The paper describes the development of management of farm animal genetic resources in the Czech Republic, its development, achievements and experience. It mentions also recent policy of access to and exchange of animal genetic resources. Management of genetic resources for food and agriculture in the Czech (Czechoslovak) Republic developed under very various conditions over time. For decades, like the economy generally, it has been under state administration and planning. In 1950, according to the law the control over breeding was taken by the state and the system of the State Breeding Authority was fixed up by the Breeding Act in 1959. A list of authorized breeds was specified with designated breeding regions for each of them, according to production and natural conditions; except these any import was allowed only for testing in our local conditions and for experimental and scientific purposes.