American Mulefoot Hog Association

http://www.grit.com/search.aspx?search=mulefoot

Good Company and Good Food

The best way to save the endangered mulefoot pig is to eat it.

http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/theseparts07/mulefoot/

http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/restaurants/071129/

http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/food/2007/06/01/whole-hog-project-so-what-does-mulefoot-taste-/

http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/food/tag/Tommy%20Clair/

http://www.teamham.com/

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5267/is_200409/ai_n20461262

http://albc-usa.org/cpl/mulefoot.html ALBC's MULEFOOT PIG PAGE

Slow Food Foundation

The mission of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity is to organize and fund projects that defend our world’s heritage of agricultural biodiversity and gastronomic traditions.

The Slow Food Foundation envision's a new agricultural system that respects local cultural identities, the earth’s resources, sustainable animal husbandry, and the health of individual consumers.

http://www.slowfoodfoundation.com/

Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST)

Founded in 1973 to conserve Britain's native livestock heritage - and since then, no breed of British farm animal has become extinct. Provides official summary of the annual RBST Watchlist with over 70 rare UK breeds, including cattle, goats, horses, pigs
http://www.rare-breeds.com/

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

A North Carolina-based nonprofit membership organization founded in 1977, working to protect nearly 100 breeds of domestic livestock and waterfowl. Site includes research and educational resources, publications, posters and events.
http://www.albc-usa.org/about.htm

International Livestock Research Institute - genetics and genomics programme

Documenting genetic diversity among indigenous livestock breeds of developing countries, fostering conservation of indigenous breeds, identifying disease-controlling genes and designing breeding programmes to improve productivity in low-input environments
http://www.cgiar.org/ilri/research/proj4.cfm

Domestic Animal Diversity Information Service (DAD-IS)

The key communication and information tool for implementing the FAO Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR).
http://dad.fao.org/en/Home.htm

SVF Foundation, USA

SVF Foundation aids in the Conservation and Preservation of Heritage Breeds, Rare Breeds and Endangered Livestock and is located in Newport Rhode Island, USA. Site contains details of animals conserved by SVF as well as links to key resources.
http://www.svffoundation.org

New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy, Inc.

Nonprofit membership organization working to preserve rare and endangered breeds of livestock and their genetic resources, preventing the loss of biodiversity in agriculture.
http://www.nehbc.org/

EAAP Animal Genetic Data Bank

Comprehensive site of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP) covering the status of animal breeds in the 46 member countries in Europe. Full datasets on all breeds. Contact details of National Coordinators.
http://www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/zucht/eaap/

Rare Breeds Canada

Organization dedicated to the preservation of rare breeds of livestock and poultry. Located in Castleton, Ontario. Includes mission statement, photos, species priority list and information on the host farm program.
http://www.rarebreedscanada.ca

Loss of Domestic Animal Diversity

Paper identifies factors and pressures responsible for declining genetic diversity of livestock: destruction of the native habitats; increasing genetic uniformity; farmer and/or consumer preferences; and proposes responses. Useful FAO references in paper
http://lead.virtualcentre.org/en/dec/toolbox/Indust/LossAgEA.htm

Rare Breeds in Yorkshire, UK

Site has useful links to a dozen farmers who keep rare and minority breeds of livestock.
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.wood/rarebreeds.htm

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