Thankfully, thanks to dedicated breeders, they are no longer on The Livestock Conservancy list; however, they are still ...

There's even a rare dog breed that might fit right in on Drummond Ranch among Ree Drummond's beloved dogs. The Swedish Vallhund was actually bred more than 1,000 years ago for...cow herding!

Proponents of 'heritage breeds' say the animals offer unique genetics that help them to resist heat, to forage and to guard against parasites. Rare livestock breeds, derived from farmers of ...

It’s rare to see these public auctions on local ... generation farmer Dennis Thomas put 210 registered Holstein dairy cows on the auction block. With the threat of mad-cow disease increasing ...

Some breeds of livestock on the critical list will be on show to visitors at Elders FarmFest for the first time this year.

But it's not just cows. Some breeds of pigs, like the Gloucestershire Old Spots, or sheep, like the Leicester Longwool, are threatened, too. Rare breeds of chickens and goats are also monitored.

Rare Welsh cattle with a heritage stretching back more than 1,000 years have been added to a watchlist of native livestock breeds at risk of dying out. The Ancient Cattle of Wales breed has been ...

Located on a 45-acre estate in Newport, SVF is the only organization in the country dedicated to conserving rare heritage livestock breeds by freezing their semen and embryos, a technique called ...

"This rare breed was originally bred in New Hampshire ... Bred for hunting antelope and protecting livestock in the Sahara, the leggy, agile Azawakh is a keen sprinter. These unique dogs come ...

She is affiliated with the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia and ... range of domesticated farm animals – an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is ...

Ryan Perry started off feeding the pigs at his local city farm in Gateshead at the age of 7. They were Tamworth pigs, and from there his passion for rare breed livestock grew and grew. He bought the ...