Farm animal of the year
The farm animal of the year is one of the annual elections for farm animals for Nature of the Year by the Austrian Nature Conservation Union . The nominations do not necessarily take place at the beginning of the year. With the appointment, the federal government wants to create awareness of domestic animal breeds and, among other things, to draw attention to dangers.
Previous farm animals of the year in Austria
| year | Surname | group | Illustration |
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| 2015 | Tauern piebald goat | Domestic goat |
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| 2016 | Mangalica pig | Domestic pig |
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| 2017,2018 | Austria-Hungarian white donkey | House donkey |
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| 2019 | Pinzgau goat | Domestic goat |
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| 2020 | Bareback chicken | Domestic chicken |
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| 2020 | Racka sheep | Domestic sheep |
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Similar initiatives
Since 1984, the Society for the Preservation of Old and Endangered Domestic Animal Breeds (GEH) has selected the Endangered Livestock Breed of the Year (originally Pet of the Year ) every year to draw attention to the decline in these cultural breeds .
The various initiatives for the conservation of old and endangered domestic animal breeds (VIEH) have so-called farm animal arks on their website , in which animals of endangered breeds are kept and bred.
The Arche Austria - Association for the Conservation of Rare Livestock Breeds in Austria pursues similar goals.
See also
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- ↑ Naturschutzbund Österreich: Nature of the Year , accessed on December 21, 2016.
