RBST are at the forefront of the conservation and promotion of our rare and native breeds. You can help us by becoming a member of RBST.

Current Projects Include 

Agisted Stock Programme

Buying selected animals from important blood lines for breeding programmes. Current projects are running for the Vaynol,  Irish Moiled &  Northern Dairy Shorthorn cattle, Exmoor Pony, Norfolk Horn & Lincoln Longwool sheep.

The Vaynol Project - Winter 09

RBST National Gene Bank

Creating the RBST National Gene Bank to help safeguard against disease epidemics.

Promoting Rare & Native Breeds

Native breeds have an important role to play in the future of farming. 

RBST attends nearly 100 shows and events around the country.

RBST is a partner in the Grazing Advice Partnership 
 

Mointoring Breeds At Risk

Monitoring breed populations and their geographical concentration to identify breeds most at risk.

Each year RBST produces the guide to rare and native breeds.  The RBST Watchlist  monitors the female breeding populations of cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, goats & horses & ponies and identifies those breeds most at risk.
 
RBST manages the Breeds at Risk register for government agencies. This is to ensure that Cattle, Sheep and Goat Breeds and British Lop Pigs can benefit from any special measures that may apply or come into force for the conservation of breeds at risk in the event of a future Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak.

Genetic Analysis & Breeding Programmes

Genetic analysis of rare breed pedigrees to develop breeding conservation programmes

Providing Help & Advice to Livestock Keepers

RBST has two field officers covering the UK who can help you with your query about keeping rare or native breeds.

Ruth Dalton covers Scotland, Northern Ireland and North England (Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire and all points North). You can contact Ruth on 07880 584551 or ruth@rbst.org.uk.

Richard Broad covers Wales and South England (Shropshire, Warwickshire, East Anglia and all counties to the South). You can contact Richard on 07772 007399 or r.broad@rbst.org.uk

Research Projects & Scientific Articles

Funding research projects
 

Conservation Grants

Awarding conservation grants to breed societies and clubs.

Semen for Conservation Breeding

Providing cattle and pig semen for 20 native breeds for conservation breeding
 

Combined Flock Book

Supporting Boreray, Castlemilk Moorit, Manx Loaghtan, Norfolk Horn, Portland, North Ronaldsay, Soay & Whitefaced Woodland sheep as their breed society.   
Combined Flock Book Report 2010
 

Monitoring & Advising on Legislation
 

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