Animal population is the population of an animal, i.e. a group of animal individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area at the same time.
ABS Access and benefit-sharing
Breed is a biological term most often used to describe a group of animals resulting from breeding with certain predefined permanent characteristics.
CBD Convention of Biological Diversity: Convention on Biological Diversity signed at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 in Nairobi.
CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
DAD-IS Domestic Animal Diversity Information System A database maintained by FAO on breeds of the world's farm animal species. A breed do not have to be registered as an official breed to be included into the database. This means that also known old populations that never has been registered as a breed can be included into the database.
ERFP European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources
Ex situ Preservation of animal genetic resources outside the original production environment, in a pre-frozen embryo gene bank.
FABA Finnish Livestock Breeding Center (artificial insemination cooperatives)
FAIR Findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Finnish Food Authority: The Finnish Food Authority works for the good of humans, animals and plants, supports the vitality of the agricultural sector, and develops and maintains information systems. Ruokavirasto in Finnish, old name EVIRA.
Imported breed established in Finland by its origin are Finnish Ayshire breed is based on animal imports from the end of the 19th century and the 20th century. Later, the breed has been crossed with other Nordic red breeds. The native pig was crossed with a Norwegian country pig in the 1960s and 70s, after which the breed has been closed.
In situ Preservation of animal breeds genetic resources in the original production environment, living on a farm.
Local native breed / native breed: The local native breed has been bred for several generations of animals in a certain country. Domestic animals have been kept in Finland for 4,000 years. There are threatened subpopulations within some breeds.
Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland: Luke is a research organisation that builds sustainable future and well-being for renewable natural resources. Luonnonvarakeskus in Finnish. Old names MTT and MTTL.
MLS Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
NordGen NordGen is the joint Nordic seed bank and genetic resources expertise center.
Recently imported breed, a breed whose development is based on imports: Holstein-Friesian and beef cattle breeds: Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Charolais, Simmental, Highland Cattle, Piedmontese and Blonde d'Aquitaine that get new genetic material from foreign breeds is constantly imported. The Duroc and Hampshire belong to the same group of pigs. The chicken populations used in egg and broiler meat production are imported. Likewise goose, turkey, duck and other poultry species.