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Published on 28 May 2025

Animal breeding

Animal breeding aims to establish desirable traits, such as disease resistance, in the genes of animals. These can then be passed on to offspring and make lasting improvements to the overall population. The federal government provides support to livestock breeding programmes and organisations for this purpose.

A cow and a bull of the Braunvieh breed are standing in a pasture.

Contact for questions

Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Animal Products and Breeding
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
Switzerland - 3003 Bern