Saving the breeds: A history of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Part 1 The early days: gestation - the Whipsnade gene bank, spreading the net, tracking them down, Stoneleigh, drawing the threads together birth - spreading the load, the working party, the summer survey, the private collection, a national organization. Part 2 Formation of the Trust: the Task Conference forming the Trust - a philosophy for rare breeds, the Advisory Committee, appeals and funding getting down to it - a technical consultant, the Hunt newsletters, first annual report, catching the media, towards independence settling down - a limited company, setting the pattern. Part 3 Groundwork: policy statements council and committees Chairmen - Joe Henson, Ann Wheatley-Hubbard, Richard Cooper, Geoffrey Cloke, Michael Rosenberg, Denis Vernon, Dudley Reeves a membership organization? support groups phases of growth - executive director fund-raising - chief executive. Part 4 Early ventures: the Linga Holm story Boar Importation Project Semen Bank and AI Project surveys rare breeds acceptance procedures - controversial breeds, ferals, poultry, the present situation registration programmes - combined flock book, pigs, Shetland cattle. Part 5 Technical projects and marketing: the projects programme surveys and registration foot-and-mouth disease cryopreservation breeding programmes animal health breed incentives co-operation ownership of livestock Trust farms utilization - evaluation, the ecological angle, the marketing angle. Part 6 Communications: on paper - "The Ark", "Livestock Heritage", books, leaflets and illustrations films and broadcasting education workshops field days and annual general meetings conferences and seminars - CAS Symposium 1982, joint Scottish symposia, policy seminars. Part 7 Shows and centres: the show demonstration programme the trading company the show & sale card grading regional sales approved centres. Part 8 The wider stage: the Warwick Conference and Rare Breeds International past and future. Appendices: rare breeds acceptance procedures - priority list categories council members and office holders - long service, current members of staff grant-giving trusts and sponsors corporate members.