CargoAdmin, Bureaucrats, Moderators (CommentStreams), fileuploaders, Interface administrators, newuser, Push subscription managers, Suppressors, Administrators
12,811
edits
National Animal Germplasm Program: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
m (1 revision imported) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Program of US department of Agriculture}} | {{Short description|Program of US department of Agriculture}} | ||
The '''National Animal Germplasm Program''', or NAGP, is a program of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] that captures and cryogenically preserves germplasm from plants and animals it considers important to agriculture for the purpose of preserving biodiversity and to provide economic benefits to the agriculture industry. Germplasm consists of semen, embryos, and other tissues that contain genetic information.<ref name="USDA ARS">{{cite web | |||
The '''National Animal Germplasm Program''', or NAGP, is a program of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] that captures and | |||
| title = The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) | | title = The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) | ||
| publisher = USDA | | publisher = USDA | ||
| Line 8: | Line 6: | ||
| url = http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/54020500/documents/NAGP.pdf | | url = http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/54020500/documents/NAGP.pdf | ||
| doi = | | doi = | ||
| accessdate = 2 December 2011}}</ref> The online [[Germplasm Resources Information Network]] contains information from the NAGP, along with related projects such as the USDA's [[National Plant Germplasm System]]. | | accessdate = 2 December 2011}}</ref> | ||
The online [[Germplasm Resources Information Network]] contains information from the NAGP, along with related projects such as the USDA's [[National Plant Germplasm System]]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||