Rare breed (agriculture)

Rare breed (agriculture)

A rare breed is defined as a breed of livestock or poultry having fewer than 1,000 animals registered annually in North America. [ [http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/animals/pr_rare.cfm] Colonial Williamsburg's Rare Breeds Program] Many rare breeds have far fewer individuals. [http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/wtchlist.html#cattle] American Livestock Breeds Conservancy]

Examples of Rare Breed animals include the Narragansett Turkey, the Pomeranian Goose, the Silver Appleyard Duck, the Chinchilla rabbit, the variety of horned cattle known as the White Park, and many others.

ee also

* American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
* Rare Breeds Survival Trust

References


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