Regional workshop for National Coordinators for the Management of

Animal Genetic Resources and their alternates

Characterization, Inventory and Monitoring of

Animal Genetic Resources
Tartu, Estonia 17-19 May 2011

Presentation of National Coordinator for Management of Animal

Genetic Resources
Republic of Macedonia
Vladimir Djabirski, PhD
Koco Porcu, MSc

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Surveying and monitoring of Animal Genetic Resources in my Country

The main achievements after 2007:

Karakachanian sheep-Nucleus flock, since 1998

One ex-situ flock, 59 heads

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Surveying and monitoring of Animal Genetic Resources in my Country

The main achievements after 2007:

Ovchepolian sheep-Nucleus flock 1

One flock, 600 heads

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Surveying and monitoring of Animal Genetic Resources in my Country

The main achievements after 2007:

Ovchepolian sheep-Nucleus flock, 2

One flock, 600 heads

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Surveying and monitoring of Animal Genetic Resources in my Country

The main achievements after 2007:

Busha cattle- sheep-Nucleus flock

One flock, 600 heads

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Surveying and monitoring of Animal Genetic Resources in my Country

The main obstacles/problems are:

Until 2011 individual research activities

No coordination
No unification of methods

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Phenotypic characterization of AnGR in my country

The main achievements after 2007:

Confirmatory approach undertaken in situations in which some basic information on breed

identity and distribution is available; in such circumstances, the objective phenotypic
characterization is to validate breed identity and provide systematic descriptions of the breeds.

Ovchepolian sheep
Economically important production traits, milk yield

Sharplaninian sheep
Karakachanian sheep

Busha cattle
Buffaloes

Development and implementation of national programme for

livestock biodiversity (2011-2017)

Flock level data

Quantitative variables

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Phenotypic characterization of AnGR in my country

The main obstacles/problems are:

Until 2011 individual

activities
No coordination
No unification of methods

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Molecular genetic characterization of AnGR in my country

The main achievements after 2007 :

Sheep PrP genotype (PrP gene codon 136, 141, 154 and 171) and
sequencing of exon 3 of PrP gene

ISAG DNA sheep microsatellite panel

Ovchepolian sheep-nucleus flock and random population (unpublished data)

Sharplaninian sheep- random population (unpublished data)
Karakachanian sheep-nucleus flock (unpublished data)
Awassi nucleus flock (unpublished data)

Karakachanian sheep-nucleus flock (current research)

Cryoconservation of semen, 17 rams

ISAG Dog microsatellite panel

Sharplaninian dog (current research)

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Molecular genetic characterization of AnGR in my country

The main achievements after 2007 :

ALRR
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0,8

Sheep PrP alleles

0,6

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0,4
ALHQ

0,2

ALRH
ALHQ
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0
ALRH

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ALRR

-b
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Molecular genetic characterization of AnGR in my country

The main achievements after 2007 :

NSP GENOTYPES (%)

100,00
90,00
80,00
70,00
NSP5
60,00

NSP
classification

NSP4
NSP3

50,00

NSP2
NSP1

40,00
30,00
20,00
10,00
0,00
K

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Molecular genetic characterization of AnGR in my country

The main obstacles/problems are:

Low research budget and limited application opportunities.

No data for molecular characterization of the genome of:

Cattle;
Goat;
Horse;
Ass;
Poultry.

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Priorities of Republic of Macedonia government in surveying, monitoring

and characterization of AnGR

Implementation of national programme for livestock biodiversity (20112007)

Species
Cattle
Sheep and goat
Swine
Poultry
Buffaloes

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Foreseen changes in surveying, monitoring and characterization of AnGR in

Republic of Macedonia

At the end of 2011 first data and filing up the templates for surveying,
monitoring and characterization of AnGR.

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Summary of opportunities, problems and challenges of surveying,

monitoring and characterization of AnGR s in Republic of Macedonia

Opportunities

Problems

Further activities are defined in national programme for livestock

biodiversity (2011-2007)
Surveying Monitoring CharacterizationLow national budget (first year budget 50.000,00)
Low level of farmer education and knowledge about values of AnGR

Challenges

Increasing of national budget

Other sources of financial support
Increasing farmer knowledge about AnGR
Financial support of farmers breeding indigenous species

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