ECONOGENE - Sustainable conservation of animal genetic resources in marginal rural areas: integrating molecular genetics, socio-economics and geostatistical approaches (LIFE QUALITY) (2001-09-01 - 2005-02-28) (»add to infobox)

Sergio ZANINELLI, Olympia GUIBA-TZIAMPIRI, Geraint W. JONES, Bernard JOLLANS, Karin-Barbara SPINDLER, Regis CALOZ, Stefan HORMUTH, Augustin-Gregorio ZAPATA GONZALES, Marco MANCINI, Urs WUERGLER, Claude FEUERSTEIN, John C. BRIND, Gommarus A. VAN STRIEN

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SACRED HEART (IT401 - Piacenza) (Italy), ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS (GR122 - Thessaloniki) (Greece), CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (UK923 - South Glamorgan) (Great Britain), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) (FR101 - Paris) (France), CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS-UNIVERSITAET ZU KIEL (DEF02 - Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt) (Germany), ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (CH011 - Vaud) (Switzerland), JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN (DE721 - Gießen, Landkreis) (Germany), UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID (ES300 - Madrid) (Spain), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA (IT601 - Viterbo) (Italy), UNIVERSITAET BERN (CH021 - Bern) (Switzerland), UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1 (FR714 - Isère) (France), UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA (UKH13 - Norfolk) (Great Britain), UTRECHT UNIVERSITY (NL310 - Utrecht) (Netherlands)

This proposal uniquely combines a molecular analysis of biodiversity, socio-economics and geostatistics to address the conservation of sheep and goat genetic resources and rural development in marginal agro systems in Europe. To assist in site conservation and address the relevant socio-economic factors, we will develop a co-ordinated approach to define strategies of genetic management and rural development. We will greatly extend knowledge of sheep and goat genetic diversity at the molecular level, examine many unstudied, local breeds, and identify gene pools to map conservation priorities. We will produce a map of development perspectives to identify areas where sustainable conservation aft valuable populations could succeed. We will overlay the maps of conservation and development priority and estimate the value of this biodiversity to justify economic intervention, and suggest appropriate guidelines and actions.

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