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ALBC News

The ALBC News is a quarterly, 20-page, full-color publication that features articles about rare breeds of livestock and poultry. Learn about the breeds, the people that raise these rare breeds, the cultures that have shaped the breed, and more. The newsletter is a great vehicle for learning more about rare breed conservation, history, and marketing. The ALBC News is a benefit of membership. Join ALBC today to begin receiving your newsletter!

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2013 Sample Articles from the ALBC News:

• January/March 2013
  Looking Back and Forward with Choctaws

2012 Sample Articles from the ALBC News:

• January/February 2012
  Members Take Stock at Annual Conference
• March/April 2012
  Changes to the 2012 CPL
• May/June 2012
  The Bard and the Breeds
• July/August 2012
  From Service to Stewardship
  

2011 Sample Articles from the ALBC News:

• January/February 2011
  Jacob sheep breeders find more Tay-Sachs carriers
• March/April 2011
  Changes to the 2011 Conservation Priority List
• May/June
  Culling, Sometimes Difficult, Always Necessary
• July/August
  What is a breed?
• September/October
  French Connections
• November/December
  Droughts, Disasters, and Rare Breed Survival

2010 Sample Articles from the ALBC News:

• January/February 2010
  Gait of Colonial of Colonial Spanish Horses
• March/April 2010
  Changes to the Conservation Priority List for 2010
• May/June 2010
  Linebreeding: A Practical Application
• July/August 2010
  Ancient White Park Cattle in North America
• September/October 2010
  From the Sunshine Sanctuary to the Sunshine State
• November/December 2010
  Inbreeding Levels in Swine Breeds

2009 Sample Articles from the ALBC News:

• January/February 2009
  Jacob Sheep Shed Light on Tay Sachs Disease
• March/April 2009
  Changes to the 2009 Conservation Priority List
  
• May/June 2009
  Pineywoods Cattle and Florida Cracker Sheep Field Investigation
• July/August 2009
  First Settlers Return to Bermuda
• September/October 2009
  The Buck Stops Here
• November/December 2009
  Florida Cracker Sheep, One of America’s First Sheep Breed

2008 Sample Articles from the ALBC News:

• January/February 2008
  Spanish DNA Study Reveals Surprises
  
• March/April 2008
  Rescuing the Navajo-Churro Sheep
  
• May/June 2008
  From the Director
  
• July/August 2008
  Passing It On – Buckeye Chicken Project
  
• September/October 2008
  Highland Cattle
  
• November/December 2008
  ALBC Annual Conference