DAD-IS is the acronym of the worldwide Domestic Animal Diversity Information System[1] of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, within FAO's programme on management of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture.[2] It includes a searchable database of information about animal breeds, the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources. DAD-IS contains information on breed characteristics, uses, geographic distribution and demographics; more than 4,000 images; and tools for generating user-defined reports; and has a multilingual interface and content. It also provides contact information[3] for the National and Regional Coordinators for the Management of Animal Genetic Resources.[4]

Data from DAD-IS is used for reporting on the global status and trends of animal genetic resources, including the data for Indicators 2.5.1b[5] and 2.5.2[6] of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. FAO began to collect data on animal breeds in 1982. The first version of DAD-IS was launched in 1996 and the software has been updated several times. The fourth and latest version of DAD-IS was launched on 21 November 2017.[7]

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Breeds in the Global Databank

The data in DAD-IS pertain to 37 different mammalian and avian livestock species. As of September 2022, DAD-IS contained data for 11,555 mammalian and 3,758 avian national breed populations.[8] These national breed populations represent a global total of 8,859 breeds, which include 595 breeds (7%) that are reported to be extinct.[8] Local breeds (only found in one region) make up 7,739 entries, while 1,071 are transboundary breeds, meaning they are found in more than one region.

Data for populations of honey bees and other bees that are managed for food and agriculture were included in DAD-IS starting in 2020. As of April 2023, data from 59 national populations were available, representing 31 different species and subspecies.

Risk Status

FAO uses the information about population sizes to classify breeds according to risk of extinction. Risk classes are not at risk, vulnerable, endangered, critical and extinct, in order of increasing risk.[9] Approximately 27% (about 2,350) of all DAD-IS breeds are currently classified as being at risk of extinction, although this figure includes those breeds that are already extinct. A further 48% are classified as being of unknown risk status. This percentage represents the breeds that have no reported population data during the past 10 years.[8]

Number of Livestock Species and Breeds used for Food and Agriculture Worldwide

Breed Region International

transboundary breeds

World
Africa Asia and Pacific Europe Latin America
and the Caribbean 		Near and Middle
East 		North America Southwest Pacific
Ass 28 45 51 25 13 6 3 5 176
Bactrian camel 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 2 17
Buffalo 4 105 9 10 5 1 2 4 140
Cattle 234 280 409 148 32 17 34 110 1264
Dromedary 50 16 1 0 28 0 2 2 99
Goat 114 215 222 39 37 11 12 38 688
Guinea Pig 4 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 18
Horse 61 147 410 77 16 29 25 68 833
Pig 58 234 208 62 1 12 16 34 625
Rabbit 15 16 278 15 7 8 0 25 364
Sheep 128 284 683 71 53 25 44 96 1384
Yak (domestic) 0 29 2 0 0 1 0 0 32
Chicken 150 328 843 63 33 12 39 107 1575
Duck (domestic) 16 103 124 20 3 1 12 12 291
Goose (domestic) 10 46 125 5 2 0 2 14 204
Muscovy duck (domestic) 4 8 6 1 1 0 2 1 23
Pigeon 7 13 44 7 8 1 2 1 83
Quail 3 24 19 4 0 0 0 0 50
Turkey 11 11 54 11 2 11 5 16 121
Others 54 45 118 27 2 6 4 21 277
Total 951 1961 3609 599 243 141 204 556 8264

Figure 1: Total Number of Livestock Breeds by region. Local and regional transboundary breeds are combined and international transboundary breeds are ones that are found in more than 1 country. Note : Figures exclude extinct breeds. Figures for Alpaca, American bison, deer, dog, dromedary × Bactrian camel, guanaco, llama, vicuña, cassowary, Chilean tinamou, duck × Muscovy duck, emu, guinea fowl, ñandu, peacock, quail and swallow are combined in the “others” category. Source: FAO. 2022. Status and Trends of Animal Genetic Resources - 2022. http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/c40d538b-4765-445d-ba3c-c06eaaa49f4a/

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Domestic Animal Diversity Information System". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Animal genetics". Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "National Coordinators". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ FAO (2011). Developing the institutional framework for the management of animal genetic resources (PDF). Rome: Food and Agriculture of the United Nations. p. 17. ISBN 978-92-5-106972-1.
  5. ^ "SDG-indicator 2.5.1.b Metadata" (PDF). UN Statistics Division. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "SDG-indicator 2.5.2 Metadata" (PDF). UN Statistics Division. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Launch of the 4th version of the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System DAD-IS". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 16 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b c 2022. FAO. Status and Trends of Animal Genetic Resources 2022. https://www.fao.org/3/cc3705en/cc3705en.pdf
  9. ^ FAO (2013). In vivo conservation of animal genetic resources (PDF). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 43–52. ISBN 978-92-5-107725-2.
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