Because the preservation of endangered breeds requires the setting up and recognition of breed societies with a limited number of breeding animals participating in their breeding programmes, the size of the breeding population should not, in general, be considered to be an essential requirement for the recognition of breed societies managing endangered breeds or for the approval of their breeding programmes, particularly since the recognition is carried out nationally.
De bhrí go n-éilíonn caomhnú pór atá i mbaol go gcuirtear ar bun agus go n-aithnítear cumainn phóir ag a bhfuil líon teoranta ainmhithe pórúcháin rannpháirteach ina gcláir phóraithe, níor cheart, i gcoitinne, a mheas gur ceangal bunriachtanach a bheadh i méid an daonra phórúcháin d'aithint cumann póir a dhéanann bainistiú ar phórtha atá i mbaol ná d'fhormheas a gclár póraithe, go háirithe ós rud é gur ar bhonn náisiúnta a dhéantar aitheantas a thabhairt.