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{{Program | {{Program | ||
|ProgramName=National Animal Germplasm Program | |ProgramName=National Animal Germplasm Program | ||
|ProgramType=Program | |ProgramType=Program | ||
|OrgSponsor= | |OrgSponsor=Agricultural Research Service | ||
|CreationLegislation= | |CreationLegislation=Farm Bill | ||
|Purpose=The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) aims to collect, preserve, and distribute animal genetic resources to support the livestock industry and research. It focuses on maintaining genetic diversity for future agricultural needs and responses to threats like diseases and climate change. | |Purpose=The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) aims to collect, preserve, and distribute animal genetic resources to support the livestock industry and research. It focuses on maintaining genetic diversity for future agricultural needs and responses to threats like diseases and climate change. | ||
|Website=https://agrin.ars.usda.gov/ | |Website=https://agrin.ars.usda.gov/ | ||
|Historic=No | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{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 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 | ||
| title = The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) | | title = The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) | ||