Watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust
The Watch list of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust is a listing of rare and native United Kingdom breeds of domestic cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, goats and poultry, compiled by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.[1]
Classification[edit]
Mammalian farm breeds are classified into five levels of endangerment, based on the number of breeding females. The five classes are:
Critical | Endangered | Vulnerable | At risk | Minority | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | under 150 | 150–250 | 250–450 | 450–750 | 750–1500 |
Goats | under 100 | 100–200 | 200–300 | 300–500 | 500–1000 |
Horses | under 300 | 300–500 | 500–900 | 900–1500 | 1500–3000 |
Pigs | under 100 | 100–200 | 200–300 | 300–500 | 500–1000 |
Sheep | under 300 | 300–500 | 500–900 | 900–1500 | 1500–3000 |
Poultry – chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys – are not categorised by degree of numerical rarity; some are classified as "priority breeds".[2][3][4]
Listed breeds[edit]
Cattle[edit]
In 2017, the watch-listed cattle breeds were:[4]
Critical | Endangered | Vulnerable | At risk | Minority |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Chillingham Wild Cattle | Native Aberdeen Angus | Lincoln Red (original population) | Gloucester | British White |
Dairy Shorthorn (original population) | Whitebred Shorthorn | Shetland | Irish Moiled | |
Northern Dairy Shorthorn | Traditional Hereford | |||
Vaynol | White Park |
The other native breeds listed were the Aberdeen Angus, Ayrshire, Beef Shorthorn, Belted Galloway, Devon, Galloway, Guernsey, Hereford, Highland, Jersey, Lincoln Red, Longhorn, Luing, Red Poll, Shorthorn, South Devon, Sussex and Welsh Black. The Irish Kerry breed was also considered part of the agricultural heritage of the United Kingdom.[4]
Sheep[edit]
Sheep breeds listed in 2017 were:[4]
The other native breeds listed were the Badger Face Welsh Mountain, Beulah Speckled Face, Black Welsh Mountain, Scottish Blackface, Bluefaced Leicester, Brecknock Hill Cheviot, Clun Forest, Dalesbred, Exmoor Horn, Hampshire Down, Hebridean, Herdwick, Jacob, Kerry Hill, Llandovery Whiteface Hill, Lleyn, Lonk, North Country Cheviot, Romney, Rough Fell, Ryeland, Shetland, Shropshire, Southdown, South Country Cheviot, South Wales Mountain, Suffolk, Swaledale, Welsh Hill Speckled, Welsh Mountain and Wiltshire Horn. The Irish Galway breed was also listed.[4]
Pigs[edit]
The pig breeds listed in 2017 were:[4]
Critical | Endangered | Vulnerable | At risk | Minority |
---|---|---|---|---|
— | British Landrace | Berkshire | British Saddleback | — |
British Lop | Large White | Gloucestershire Old Spots | ||
Large Black | Tamworth | Oxford Sandy and Black | ||
Middle White | Welsh |
Goats[edit]
In 2017 the Bagot was listed as "endangered" and the Golden Guernsey as "minority".[4]
Horses and ponies[edit]
The listed horse breeds in 2017 were:[4]
Critical | Endangered | Vulnerable | At risk | Minority |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland Bay | Dartmoor Pony | Clydesdale | New Forest Pony | — |
Dales Pony | Exmoor Pony | Fell Pony | Shire Horse | |
Eriskay Pony | Highland Pony | |||
Hackney Horse and Pony | ||||
Suffolk Punch |
The other native breeds listed were the Shetland and the Welsh Pony and Cob, and the Irish Draught and Connemara breeds of Ireland were also included.[4]
Poultry[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Rare Breeds Survival Trust watch list Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 2016
- ^ "RBST watchlist 2013" (PDF). Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Poultry Breeds at Risk" (PDF). Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Watchlist 2017–2018. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Archived 6 August 2017.