Rare Breeds Center in Vlahi. Ten years of Breed and Nature ...

Rare Breeds Center in Vlahi.
Ten years of Breed and Nature conservation
Sider Sedefchev, Atila Sedefchev
BBPS SEMPERVIVA
bbps.semperviva@gmail.com
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Rare Rare Breeds Center
Sheep Sheep farm
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Rare Breeds Center
goat farm
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Rare Breeds Center
established in Vlahi village, year 2000
The The main goals goals of of the the RBC RBC are:
are:
�� �� Preservation Preservation of original type of breeds;
breeds;
�� Breeding in in situ situ in typical conditions and
h historical, l traditional d l area
�� �� Investigation, research and education in
in
the field of rare breeds conservation.
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SEMPERVIVA started sta ted a a long long term te m
project for conservation of the
original type of three breeds:
�� Karakachan sheep
�� Karakachan horse
�� �� Karakachan Karakachan dog
dog
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Karakachan breeds breeds conservation project
Supported by: SAVE Foundation, Frankfurt Zoological Society, & private donors
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Karakachan Karakachan nomads
nomads
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SEMEPRVIVA started the
work for saving the
Karakachan dog in 1992 1992.
Since the beginning a
breeding station has been
established established, where the
breeding process is made
on the base of aboriginal
d dogs. A A breed b d standard t d d
and a herd book were
worked out. An
I International t ti l Karakachan
K k h
Dog Association was
founded.
Karakachan dog
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Karakachan breeds breeds conservation project
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Karakachan dog
( (Karakachansko k h k kuche k h in in BBulg ulg.) ll .) )
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Karakachan Karakachan dog
dog
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Karakachan sheep
(Karakachanska (K (Karakachansk k h k ovca ii in in BB BBulg ulg.) ll .) )
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Improved karakachan sheep in
state farms
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Transhumance
Maintenance of pastures p
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Summer Summer grazing in Pirin Pirin mountain
mountain
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Pastures Pastures on 2000 2000-2600m 2600m
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Milking
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Small Small scale scale production
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Presentation of milk products at
Slow Food events
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Karakachan horse
(Karakachanski kon in in BBulg ulg..)
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Kalofer long long-hair hair goat
(Kaloferska koza in in BBulg ulg..)
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Kalofer long long-hair g hair goat g
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Bulgarian Bulgarian screw screw-horn screw horn horn longhair longhair goat
goat
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Problems
�� Th The legislation l i l ti is i changed h d often ft and d the th farmers f
don’t have possibility for long term planning
�� RBC has h no land l d – results lt i in problems bl with ith
subsidizing. Global problem for animal breeders
�� T Too wide id criteria's it i ' about b t the th breeds b d between b t
experts and breeders
�� All Karakachan K k h rams in i original i i l type t are coming i
from herd in Vlahi
�� N No diff difference i is made d between b t original i i l type t and d
improved type
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Future Future..
�� Development of second Ark farm
�� �� Security double of nucleus Karakachan
sheep herd in second base
�� P Purchasing h i of f land l d
�� Herd Herd of Bulgarian screw screw-horn horn longhair
longhair
goat
�� T Transborder ansbo de coope cooperation ation and exchange e change of
of
breeding animals
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Bulgarian Bulgarian Biodiversity Biodiversity Preservation Preservation Society Society SEMPERVIVA
SEMPERVIVA
bbps.semperviva@gmail.com
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