Conservation Priority Breeds of the Livestock Conservancy
38 entries in the Conservation Priority Breeds of the Livestock Conservancy compendium.
The Livestock ConservancyPreserving rare and heritage livestock breeds since 1977.Akhal-TekeA Turkmen breed prized for endurance and a metallic sheen.American Belgian DraftThe most numerous draft horse breed in the United States.American BuffA rare American goose with apricot-fawn plumage.American Cream DraftA rare draft breed with a cream coat and calm temperament.American rabbitA rare heritage rabbit breed with a mandolin body shape.Arapawa goatA critically endangered feral goat from New Zealand.Asil chickenAncient Indian game chicken, parent of the Indian Game breed.Auburn turkeyA rare heritage turkey with 18th-century origins.Belgian DraughtA massive Belgian draught horse with roan coat predominance.Belgian HareA fancy rabbit breed that launched the US rabbit industry.Belted GallowayA hardy Scottish beef breed with a distinctive white belt.Beltsville Small WhiteA small white turkey developed for mid-century family meals.Beveren rabbitA rare, large fur rabbit with a mandolin body and glossy coat.Blanc de HototA white rabbit with black spectacle-like eye bands.Buckeye chickenCold-hardy dual-purpose chicken with a pea comb.Canadian horseA hardy, dark-coated horse from French colonial stock.Canadienne cattleCanada's only native dairy breed, preserved from extinction.Carolina Marsh TackyCritically endangered Colonial Spanish horse of South Carolina.Caspian horseAncient Iranian pony breed, critically endangered and genetically unique.Chantecler chickenCanada's only chicken breed, bred for cold resistance.Choctaw HogA critically rare Spanish-derived hog of the Choctaw Nation.Choctaw HorseColonial Spanish horse bred by the Choctaw people, critically endangered.Colonial Spanish horseDescended from Iberian and Barb stock brought to the Americas.Cotton PatchAn auto-sexing American goose bred for weeding fields.Creme d'ArgentA rare French rabbit with creamy-orange fur.Crèvecœur chickenEndangered French crested chicken from Normandy.Croatian ColdbloodAn autochthonous Croatian draught horse breed.Delaware chickenAn American chicken breed with barred Columbian plumage.Dexter cattleA small Irish dual-purpose breed with a history of dwarfism genetics.Dominique chickenOldest American chicken breed with rose comb and barred plumage.Dutch BeltedA dairy breed revived from near extinction.Fainting goatAn American breed known for myotonia congenita causing stiffening or falling.Florida Cracker cattleA Criollo breed from Florida, conserved since the 1970s.Florida Cracker HorseA gaited Spanish Colonial horse from Florida.GalicenoA small, solid-colored horse from Mexico with Spanish roots.Galloway cattleA hardy Scottish beef breed with a thick double coat.Gotland RussAncient Swedish pony from the island of Gotland.
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