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Rare Breeds International will hold a Joint Session with the EAAP Horse Commission at the EAAP Annual Meeting in Bled, Slovenia. The topics will include the results of molecular genetic investigations (DNA) on different horse populations or breeds. Microsatellites, mitochondrial characterisation and differences among the breeds and within the breeds will be interesting. Methods of breeding for the maintenance of breeds of small size will also be involved including the problem of inbreeding and how to avoid its negative effect. In the maintenance of small sized horse breeds the role of "traditional nucleus studs" is important, as well as the impact of original stud books. The discussion about the possible use of traditional breeds are also possible.
Being in Slovenia (the cradle of the breed) the genetic comparison of Lipizzan breed will be also mentioned. The Lipica stud would be a part of the session but the results of recent international scientific work on the genetics of Lipizzan breed will be presented.
The problems of European horse breeds will be emphasized; however, the session is planned jointly together with Rare Breeds International which enlarges the scope with scientific results and some rare breeds outside Europe.
Further information on this EAAP/RBI Horse Session from: William Martin-Rosset (wrosset@clermont.infra.fr) or from Imre Bodó (bodoi@hu.inter.net).
The next Global RBI Conference will be held in South Africa from 27 September to 1 October 2004 at Bloemfontein, South Africa. Information: Dr. Keith Ramsay, email: keithr@nda.agric.za, website: www.rbi.it.
RBI is planning the following Global Conference in Vietnam in 2007. For other information on RBI contact: Lawrence Alderson (alderson@clltd.demon.co.uk) or mosconi@eaap.org. Website: www.rbi.it.
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