On 2-4 July 2006, an expert meeting on "Sustainable utilization of animal genetic resources" was held in Ferentillo, Italy, jointly organized by FAO and the World Association for Animal Production. It outlined guiding principles for sustainable utilisation of animal genetic resources (AnGR) and key strategies for achieving this objective. The report of the meeting, edited by D. Weary, D. Pilling and B. Rischkowsky, has now been published, containing e.g. a paper on the implications of health regulations on sustainable use of AnGR, covering advances in reproductive biotechnologies. See http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/getblob.cgi?sid=-1,297 or contact [email protected] for more information.

04/05/2008