Dear Moderators: Below are my contributions to the on-going e-conference: Genetic resources, feed, animal health and economics - To which of these fields could research give the greatest contribution? In Tanzania, more researches that are conducted on family poultry are mainly focused on locally available feed resources, animal health and production as well as on their socio-economic contribution at household levels. There are varied ecotypes of poultry that are widely distributed in my country. However, their characteristics are yet delineated. Therefore, their comprehensive information are needed, such as description of phenotypic characteristics, production environment to which they are adapted, origin and development of the ecotypes, special attributes (unique features), relevant indigenous knowledge, ongoing management (utilisation and conservation) actions, genetic diversity and genetic relationships between ecotypes within and outside the country. Globally, efforts have been undertaken to characterize and understand the potential of indigenous ecotypes using several recommended strategies and approaches by FAO. These strategies aim for effective management of FAnGR diversity, which includes identifying and listing all ecotypes, describing their characteristics and documenting their unique qualities, developing improvement strategies and monitoring the population statistics for each population. Dr. Pius Lazaro Mwambene, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. Dr. Pius Lazaro Mwambene, (BVM; MSc.) Livestock Research Scientist Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries, Livestock Research Institute Uyole, P.O. Box 6191, Mbeya, Tel: +255 (025) 2510086; Fax: +255 (025) 2510091 Mobile: +255 754 015035/+255 712 759761 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the PoultryDevelopment-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(PoultryDevelopment-L,SIGNOFF);