Unique Scientific Set (USS), Gene Pool of Animal and Avian Genetic Material
Cryobank of mammalian species semen Collection of MicroorganismsDNA Collection
Tissue and DNA Collection founded in the Ernst VIZh Federal Science Center, Federal State Budgetary Institution includes the samples of more than 100 000 animals of various species providing a reflection of genetic resources of the Russian Federation and the neighboring countries, which can determine its uniqueness. The collection composition consists of the tissue and DNA samples of
- more than 30 cattle breeds,
- more than 30 sheep breeds,
- more, than 35 swine breeds of domestic and global distribution (Duroc, Landrace, Pietrain, Large White of different origin, etc.),
seven different goat breeds and hybrids between domestic and wild species, - four reindeer breeds,
- twenty-five chicken breeds,
- five bee breeds,
- two camel breeds,
- wild animal species (wisent, bighorn sheep, roe deer, hog, saiga, wild reindeer, mouflon, chamois, Caucasian goat, argali, Caucasian deer, ibex, etc.).
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