Association of German Sheep Breeding Associations
| Association of German Sheep Breeding Associations (VDL) |
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| purpose | Sheep farming association |
| Chair: | Jürgen Lückhoff |
| Establishment date: | 1934 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | www.schafe-sind-toll.com |
The Association of German Sheep Breeding Associations (VDL) is an association based in Berlin .
The umbrella association was founded in 1934 and has the working groups for sheep shearing, sheep wool, landscape conservation and predators. The VDL is a member of the working group of German animal breeders .
- Ordinary members
- 14 regional associations
- Associate members
- The Association of Lüneburg Heidschnuckenzüchter eV, Hanover
- The Society for the Preservation of Old and Endangered Pet Breeds eV, Witzenhausen
- The working group for the breeding of old German herding dogs, Celle
- The Working Group Border Collie Germany eV
- Honorary members
- Fred Waßmuth, honorary member since 1995
- Adolf Mannheims, honorary chairman since 2002
- Carl Lauenstein, honorary chairman since June 2014
- executive Director
- Joachim-Friedrich Langlet (1952)
tasks
Since it was founded, the VDL has had the goal of ensuring balanced framework conditions for competitive sheep farming. Additional areas of responsibility are:
- Advising the European and national authorities, the central agricultural organizations in questions of sheep breeding and keeping and the utilization of their products and services.
- Elaboration and implementation of uniform regulations for the stud bookkeeping, the recognition and exhibition system, the performance tests and the training system
- Promotion of performance areas in the sheep industry such as lamb, wool and dairy products and improvement of animal health
- Participation and support in research projects
- Implementation of internal training events on current topics in German sheep farming and the entire sheep industry
- Representation of interests of German stock breeding at home and abroad.