This article is about the charity. For other uses, see RBST.
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is a conservation charity whose purpose is to secure the continued existence and viability of the United Kingdom’s native farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR).
It maintains a watch list of the United Kingdom's rarest breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, goats and poultry, [1] and an approved list of farm parks.[2]
Projects have included the collection of genetic material to ensure the future of rare breeds in a farm animal "gene bank". This project received publicity in the wake of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis in the UK and was supported by the Prince of Wales.[3]
RBST supports the marketing of meat from rare breeds through the Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Company Ltd, founded in 2003.
