| Foreword | |
| Convention on biological diversity: implications for conservation of farm animal biodiversity | p. 5 |
| Challenges for food and agriculture at the turn of the century | p. 15 |
| FAO's global programme for the management of farm animal genetic resources | p. 25 |
| Elevage, agriculture et environnement dans l'union europeenne | p. 37 |
| Les ressources genetiques animales en region mediterraneenne. Leur caracterisation en relation avec les systemes d'elevage et les enjeux socio-economiques | p. 45 |
| The molecular evolution of domestic cattle | p. 55 |
| The state of animal genetic diversity in the Mediterranean region | p. 61 |
| Current situation of animal genetic resources in Portugal | p. 73 |
| Les ressources genetiques animales en Algerie. Situation actuelle et perspectives | p. 77 |
| Characterization of Chianina bulls at different developmental stages: growth and slaughtering performances | p. 81 |
| Characterization of Chianina bulls at different developmental stages: carcass and meat characteristics | p. 85 |
| Meat and carcass characterization of Maremmana cattle aged 12 and 18 months | p. 89 |
| "Masserie" as an historical-cultural-environmental good to safeguard the biodiversity | p. 93 |
| Animal genetic resources management and domestic animal taxonomy | p. 95 |
| Trashumance and the relationship between sheep breeds in Central Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean area | p. 101 |
| Characterisation, utilisation and conservation of cattle germplasm in the Mediterranean area | p. 109 |
| Conserving cattle breeds in situ in Italy | p. 123 |
| Biodiversity in domestic bovids: a cytogenetic approach | p. 127 |
| Electrophoretic study of glutathione reductase and milk yield in river buffalo | p. 131 |
| Gene diversity in Mediterranean bovid globin chains | p. 135 |
| Relation between NADH-diaphorase types in erythrocytes and some blood characteristics of river buffalo | p. 139 |
| Individual multilocus genotype using microsatellite markers for the analysis of the genetic variability between and within breeds | p. 143 |
| Current state of Mediterranean small ruminant germplasm and its characterization | p. 147 |
| Outil pour la solidarisation des acteurs au sein du schema de selection de la brebis Corse: vers un qualifiant artificiel | p. 169 |
| Conversation des populations porcines mediterraneennes: modalites techniques et enjeux sociaux | p. 173 |
| Fifty years of conservation of a black hairless strain of Iberian pigs | p. 183 |
| The pattern of equine evolution determined by human needs | p. 187 |
| Characterization, evaluation, conservation and utilization of rabbit genetic resources in the Mediterranean region | p. 193 |
| Rabbit germplasm utilisation to produce a synthetic breed fit to Mediterranean climates | p. 201 |
| Twenty years of a conservation program of Spanish chicken breeds (1975-1995) | p. 205 |
| Genetique et conservation animales | p. 211 |
| L'uitilisation des biotechnologies dans les programmes de conservation des ressources genetiques animales | p. 221 |
| The effect of two different freezing rates on Mediterranean buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)sperm motility at thawing | p. 229 |
| Encapsulation of ram spermatozoa in sodium alginate and poly-L-lysine | p. 233 |
| The role and the possibilities of NGOs- examples of in-situ conservation | p. 237 |
| Initiatives for safeguarding and exploitation of extinction-threatened sheep breeds in Piemonte (NW Italy) | p. 243 |
| Reg. 2078/92/CEE et sauvegarde du patrimoine genetique animal: trois races caprines interessees dans la region Piemont (N-O Italie) | p. 247 |
| Introduction to national strategies and local approaches and experiences | p. 251 |
| Identifier, preserver, gerer, evaluer et valoriser les ressources genetiques: une methodologie a l'epreuve du conservatoire du patrimoine biologique regional de Midi-Pyrenees | p. 261 |
| Kills: a Turkish local cattle breed in danger of extinction | p. 265 |
| In situ and ex situ actions on Spanish domestic animal genetic resources: developments, research and plans | p. 269 |
| Efforts in management of livestock genetic resources in Tunisia | p. 279 |
| Plans of conservation of the domestic animal genetic resources in the Canary Islands | p. 283 |
| Preservation of livestock genetic resources in Euskadi (Basque Country) | p. 289 |
| Conservation of animal genetic resources in Italy: present state and prospects | p. 293 |
| Populations characteristics and management of animal genetic resources in Hellas | p. 299 |
| Conservation of animal germplasm in Turkey | p. 305 |
| Experiences with the management of animal genetic resources in the Nordic countries | p. 307 |
| Preliminary findings in the milk protein polymorphism in dairy cows of the "Agerolese" autochtonous genetic type | p. 309 |
| Conclusions | p. 315 |
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