Dear Gemma,
When we met in Dublin, I indicated that I may come back to you to invite your to contribute to The Second Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources.
The background is as follows: in 2007 we undertook a first global assessment of animal genetic resources, The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1250e/a1250e00.htm). We have now been requested by our member countries to repeat the process and prepare the Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. At the end of last year, all countries were invited to prepare country reports; so far we have received 100 country reports, and 30 more are expected. 
For the 2nd report, we also have to update the chapters on the state-of-the-art in the management of animal genetic resources. Climate change and related research were not yet very prominent in 2007. After listening to your fascinating research on the differences in rumen microbes as influenced by breed and nutrition, we would very much like to feature this in the respective chapter. You had mentioned that not all of your research has already been published, but I don’t think that this should be a problem. Your contribution should focus on livestock breeds, their production system, the composition of their microbial rumen composition and differences in greenhouse gas emissions. It might be a description of your project as a box (1/2 page to max 2 pages) or a subchapter, but this would have to cover the subject area as a whole and you may wish to involve the rumengenomics network.
 
Please let us know whether you would be able to send your contribution by end April. I copy this message to Ms Beate Scherf, Coordinator State of the World’s AnGR process.
 
We are looking forward to your response. 
Kind regards
Irene
 
 
Dr Irene Hoffmann 
Chief, Animal Genetic Resources Branch 
Animal Production and Health Division, 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy
Tel 0039-06 570 52796 
Cell 0039 348 870 5309 
Implementing the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/A5.html 
