The relevance of the conservation of genetic resources by the vitrification method

Abstract

The conservation of biological diversity is receiving great attention. Its reduction threatens humanity with an irreplaceable loss of many resources, degradation and destruction of the biosphere. The depletion of animal genetic resources can cause a variety of negative consequences: firstly, the efficiency of breeding work will decrease significantly; secondly, already existing animal breeds will not be able to successfully resist constantly evolving pathogens of diseases and will become an easy victim of epizootics; thirdly, valuable genetic material for studying the evolution of animals will be lost. To preserve biodiversity genetic resources, a non-alternative method is cryopreservation using the vitrification method.