Problem
Underutilized animal genetic resources
Other Names:
Lack of animal breedingUnmanaged cattle breeding
Unimproved domestic livestock
Nature:
Governmental infrastructure for improving services for recording and progeny-performance testing is weak or non-existent in developing countries, and some potentially viable animal breeds and strains in the developing countries are much underutilized, even though the animals could play an important role in economic and social development.
Incidence:
The FAO includes the following animals as underutilized: Boran and Sahiwal cattle, Awassi sheep, Shami goats, water buffalo, and camelidae (llama and alpaca).
Broader Problems:
Underutilization of resources Narrower Problems:
Unexplored small stock varieties Aggravates:
Poor quality of domestic livestock Reduced By:
Excess breeding of dogsAnimal and plant eugenics
Strategies:
Compiling data base of wild animal genetic resourcesCompiling database of domestic animal geneticsCreating genetically modified organismsPractising selective breeding of animalsUsing genetic resourcesImproving domestic livestockBreeding cattleUsing animal genetic resourcesAbstaining from animal breedingImproving livestock production Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → Animal husbandryAgriculture, Fisheries → Breeding
Amenities → Households
Biosciences → Genetics
Birds, Mammals → Cattle, ungulates
Economics → Resource utilization
Resources → Resources
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST