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Books - Conservation & Genetics

Book Description Price/ Quantity
Managing Breeds for a Secure Future
By Phil Sponenberg and Donald Bixby.
Addresses the many challenges of maintaining genetic diversity within species and breeds of domesticated livestock and poultry. It is both a theoretical exposition and a user's guide. It examines conservation issues and provides practical approaches for developing successful strategies for securing both standardized breeds and landraces.
Soft cover, 220 pages, 6 X 9, illustrated.

 $22.95
NEW! Renewing America's Food Traditions, Savoring and Saving the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods
Edited by Gary Paul Nabhan, Chelsea Green Publishing. The book profiles more than ninety heritage foods most at risk, detailing their folk histories, their causes of endangerment, the efforts to recover them, and offering historic recipes with which to savor them once they’ve been recovered. The book’s appendix lists over 1,000 unique livestock, vegetables, fruits, fish and game at risk in North America. Soft cover, 304 pages, 9 X 9, illustrated.		 $35.00
A Conservation Breeding Handbook
By Carolyn Christman and D. Phillip Sponenberg. Explains the importance of livestock and poultry breeds and describes how individual breeders can be stewards of these genetic resources. Soft cover, 136 pages, 8 1/2 X 7, illustrated.

Read the first chapter (.pdf) 		 $15.95
Now on Sale! Taking Stock:  The North American Livestock Census
By ALBC staff.  The best source on livestock genetic diversity, breed status and conservation strategy.  A complete list of breed associations is included. Soft cover, 182 pages, 6 X 9, illustrated.		  $16.95
$5.00



Taking Stock of Waterfowl: The Results of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy's Domestic Duck and Goose Census   
By Marjorie E. F. Bender, D. Phillip Sponenberg, Donald E. Bixby. A complete report of the ALBC census of domestic ducks and geese in North America. Conducted in the winter of 1999-2000, the census describes the current state of ducks and geese based on the size of their populations, determining which breeds are endangered and which have healthy populations. Valuable indices include hatchery contact information with breed listings. The census also provides recommendations for how people can get involved in the conservation of ducks and geese. Soft cover, 20 pages, 8 1/2 X 11, illustrated.		 $6.00