Norway joins EUGENA

We are pleased to welcome Norway as the newest member country of EUGENA, with the GENO genebank joining the European Genebank Network for Animal Genetic Resources.

The GENO genebank, located in Hamar, contributes an impressive collection of more than 1.66 million semen samples from seven Norwegian cattle breeds. The collection includes Doelafe, Norsk rødt fe, Østlandsk rødkolle, Sidet trønderfe og nordlandsfe, Telemarkfe, Vestlandsk fjordfe and Vestlandsk raudkolle. Some of the material dates back to 1959, reflecting decades of efforts to preserve Norway’s cattle genetic resources.