XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008 Association of Hungarian Small Animal Breeders for Gene Conservation (MGE), 2100 Godollo, Isaszegi ut 208, Hungary Research Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Division of Small Animal Research (ATK-KATKI), 2100 Godollo, Isaszegi ut 200, Hungary OLD POULTRY BREEDS OF THE CARPATHIAN BASIN – TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THEIR CONSERVATION Istvan SZALAY and colleagues

Europe The Carpathian basin Trans- danubia Great Hun- garian Plain Tran- sylvania XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Species Number of protected breeds Horse8 breeds Donkey1 breed Cattle1 breed Buffalo1 breed Pig3 breeds Sheep4 breeds Chicken4 breeds with color varieties Guinea-fowl1 breed with color varieties Goose2 breeds with color varieties Turkey2 breeds Duck1 breed with color varieties Rabbit1 breed Number of traditional Hungarian domestic animal breeds protected by law XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Horses (1) Nonius Gidran Furioso Kisber felver XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Horses (2) Shagya Arabian Lipizzan Huzul Hungarian Heavy Horse XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Hungarian Landrace Donkey Hungarian Landrace Donkey XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Hungarian Grey Cattle XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Hungarian Domestic Buffalo Hungarian Domestic Buffalo XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Mangalica Blonde Mangalica Red Mangalica Swallow-bellied Mangalica XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Domestic Animal Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Sheep Gyimes Racka Hortobagy Racka Cigaja Cikta XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Other traditional domestic animal species of the Carpathian Basin Puli Komondor Ancient Hungarian dog breeds Hungarian Carp Gene Bank Hungarian Giant Rabbit Krainian Honey-bee XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Poultry Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Chicken (1) Partridge-color Hungarian chicken Yellow Hungarian chicken Speckled Hungarian chicken White Hungarian chicken XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Poultry Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Chicken (2) White Transylvanian Naked-neck chicken Black Transylvanian Naked- neck chicken Speckled Transylvanian Naked- neck chicken XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Poultry Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Turkey Copper Turkey Bronze Turkey XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Poultry Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Guinea-fowl Hungarian Landrace Guinea-fowl XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Poultry Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Goose Frizzled Hungarian Goose Color varieties Hungarian Goose – Color varieties XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Poultry Breeds of the Carpathian Basin: Duck Hungarian Duck – Colour varieties XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Traditional Hungarian farmstead (early 1950-ies) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Grazing cattle and sheep (Transylvania, 2004) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Poultry diversity on a Hungarian farmstead (2004) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches, Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Four levels of registered flocks of old Hungarian poultry breeds Functional in situ in vivo gene banks Other registered breeders and fanciers Model villages National parks for demonstration Mosonmagyaróvár Gödöllő Debrecen Hódmezővásárhely XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Half-sib female family conservation scheme with rotation of males in the next generation (n≥10), applied in the conservation program of traditional Hungarian poultry breeds Family 2. ♂x♀♀♀ Family 3. ♂x♀♀♀ Family 4. ♂x♀♀♀ Generation 1. … Family n. ♂x♀♀♀ Offspring ♀♀♀+♂♂♂ ♀♀♀+♂♂♂ ♀♀♀+♂♂♂ ♀♀♀+♂♂♂ ♀♀♀+♂♂♂ ♀♀♀+♂♂♂ Family 5. ♂x♀♀♀ Generation 2. Family 1. ♂x♀♀♀ Family 2. ♂x♀♀♀ Family 3. ♂x♀♀♀ Family 4. ♂x♀♀♀… Family 5. ♂x♀♀♀ Family n. ♂x♀♀♀ Family 1. ♂x♀♀♀ ♂x♀♀♀

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches. Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving traditional Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

EGERÁG reintroduction program (2008) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Partridge color Hungarian chicken, Gödöllő, (2008) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches. Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving traditional Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

EDUCATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS FROM NURSERY TO UNIVERSITY OR EVEN FURTHER DEMONSTRATION MODEL FARMS, NATIONAL PARKS, AGRICULTURAL SHOWS Research projects to conserv Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches,  Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Field studies and collection sites of local poultry genetic resources chicken guinea-fowl duck turkey chicken goose duck chicken turkey guinea-fowl goose duck XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Ladrace Guinea fowl on a Hungarian farmstead (2004) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Local turkey, Székelyföld, Transylvania (2004) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Hungarian goose, Mezőség, Transylvania, (2004) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Hungarian duck varieties, Vajdaság (Voivodina), (2007) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches, Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

EU FP6 – CHANNEL PROJECT ( ) ORGANIC FARMING IN 15 EU COUNTRIES GAK ÖKO_TERM PROJECT ( ): ELABORATION OF THE GENETIC BASIS, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF PRODUCTION OF THE HUNGARIKUM QUALITY POULTRY MEAT GAK GALLUS PROJECT ( ): ELABORATION OF BREEDING STOCK DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF OLD HUNGARIAN CHICKEN GENE RESERVE Research projects to conserv Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Theoretical egg production of Óvár Hungarian Yellow Chicken (GALLUS project, ) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches, Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Do thi Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Adaptation studies of old Hungarian poultry breeds in Southeast-Asia (1999-) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008 MGE-NEFE project,

Adaptation studies of old Hungarian poultry breeds in Southeast-Asia (1999-) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008 MGE-NEFE project, Guinea-fowl project 2002-

 Breeding approach: sustaining functional in situ gene banks.  Family poultry approach: Model villages; Reintroduction of breeds to the villages.  Educational and demonstration approaches, Field studies and surveys of local breeds; collection of local resources for gene banks.  Research approach: assessment of production traits of the breeds.  Adaptation studies of Traditional Hungarian poultry in Southeast Asia – Dong Xuan.  Sustainable production approach: organic farming and Hungaricum production. New approaches to conserving Hungarian poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

HU-BA Poultry Mangalica Pig Hungarian Grey Cattle Labels for Hungaricum products of old Hungarian domestic animal breeds XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Journal: A BAROMFI Recent report on a field study: Traces of the Hungarian Landrace Poultry in Voivodina, 2007 XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Homepage of MGE XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Bookshelf: breeding and raising traditional livestock and poultry XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008

Side effect of the globalization on a poultry conservationist Photo by Xuan (Cam Binh, Vietnam) XXXII. ÓVÁRI TUDOMÁNYOS NAP – WELANIMAL MEETING9th October, 2008