Each year Grassroots provide data to the UK National Inventory of livestock breeds. The most recent data was published on 14th May. UK Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) breed inventory results 2025 statistics release - GOV.UK This year, Grassroots Systems have been asked by Defra to create a national inventory of UK Native breeds cryogenically stored materials. It is hoped that this information will be used to begin a conversation about the possible need for a UK National Biobank of Native Livestock Breeds, in parallel to the one held for plant crop varieties. The objective is to compile a comprehensive list of all the semen, embryos and other tissues held for…