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DAD-IS

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DAD-IS is the acronym of the worldwide Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, within the FAO's management of animal genetic resources programme. [1]

27 relations: Acronym, Asinus, Bactrian camel, Breed, Bubalus, Cattle, Chicken, Columbidae, Common ostrich, Database, Domestic duck, Domestic goose, Dromedary, Extinction, Food and Agriculture Organization, Goat, Guinea pig, Horse, List of horse breeds in DAD-IS, Muscovy duck, Partridge, Pheasant, Pig, Rabbit, Sheep, Transboundary breed, Turkey.

Acronym

An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word, usually individual letters (as in NATO or laser) and sometimes syllables (as in Benelux).

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Asinus

Asinus is a subgenus of Equus (single-toed (hooved) grazing animal) that encompasses several subspecies of Equidae commonly known as asses, characterized by long ears, a lean, straight-backed build, lack of a true withers, a coarse mane and tail, and a reputation for considerable toughness and endurance.

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Bactrian camel

The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia.

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Breed

A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species.

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Bubalus

Bubalus is a genus of bovines that was first described by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827.

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Cattle

Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates.

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Chicken

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl.

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Columbidae

Pigeons and doves constitute the animal family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes, which includes about 42 genera and 310 species.

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Common ostrich

The ostrich or common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is either of two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus Struthio, which is in the ratite family.

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Database

A database is an organized collection of data, stored and accessed electronically.

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Domestic duck

Domestic ducks are ducks that are raised for meat, eggs and down.

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Domestic goose

Domestic geese (Anser anser domesticus or Anser cygnoides domesticus) are domesticated grey geese (either greylag geese or swan geese) that are kept by humans as poultry for their meat, eggs, and down feathers since ancient times.

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Dromedary

The dromedary, also called the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), is a large, even-toed ungulate with one hump on its back.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

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Goat

The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe.

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Guinea pig

The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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List of horse breeds in DAD-IS

This is a list of all the horse breeds in the DAD-IS, the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, a database of the FAO.

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Muscovy duck

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America.

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Partridge

Partridges are medium-sized non-migratory gamebirds, with a wide native distribution throughout the Old World, including Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.

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Pheasant

Pheasants are birds of several genera within the subfamily Phasianinae, of the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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Pig

A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae.

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Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha (along with the hare and the pika).

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Sheep

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.

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Transboundary breed

A transboundary breed is a breed which is present in several countries.

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Turkey

Turkey (Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAD-IS

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