This is a list of both domestic and farmed breeds of animals originating in Wales.
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
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Cardigan Welsh Corgi
( Welsh Corgi) |
Registered separately from Pembroke Corgi in 1935 [1] | Ceredigion | Vulnerable native breed [2] | |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
( Welsh Corgi) |
Registered separately from Cardigan Corgi in 1935 [1] | Pembrokeshire | Not vulnerable native breed [3] | |
Sealyham Terrier | First breed established in 1908 and registered by the kennel club in 1911 [4] | Sealyham House | Vulnerable native breed [4] | |
Welsh Hound | 975 hounds in 1997 [6] | |||
Welsh Sheepdog | Existed since the time of early Welsh law. Welsh Sheepdog Society was founded in 1997 [5] | Wales | ||
Welsh Springer Spaniel | Red and white Welsh hunting dog chronicled in the Middle Ages is thought to be ancestor to this breed. Recognised by the Kennel Club in 1902 [7] | Vulnerable native breed [7] | ||
Welsh Terrier | Pwllheli [9] | Not a vulnerable native breed [9] | ||
Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog | Known to exist in 1994 but now considered extinct [10] | |||
Welsh Hillman | Thought to become extinct in 1990 [10] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh Black cattle | Descended from pre-Roman Wales. Breeding between north and south Wales varieties over last 90 years has formed the breed [11] | Stocky north Wales beef type and the more dairy-like south Wales [12] | Endangered native breeds in Wales [13] | |
"Ancient Cattle of Wales" | Ancient Cattle of Wales breed society was established in 1981 [14] | Wales [14] | Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle [14] | |
Glamorgan cattle | Glamorgan [15] | The breed was thought to have died out in the 1920s. A herd was discovered and bought in 1979 by Margam Country Park and remain there today [15] | ||
Vaynol cattle | 1872 [16] | Vaynol Park, near Bangor [16] | One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK. RBST owns most of the breed and monitors their status [16] | |
Pembroke cattle | "Coal Black" in colour [17] | Pembrokeshire [17] | Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black. [17] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
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Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep | Since at least the Middle Ages [18] | |||
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep | Tywi valley [20] [19] | |||
Beulah Speckled Face | Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958 [21] | Hills of Eppynt, Llanafan, Abergwesyn, and Llanwrtyd Wells [21] | ||
Black Welsh Mountain sheep | Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century [22] | |||
Brecon Cheviot |
|
Brecon Beacons [23] | ||
Welsh Hill Speckled Face | Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding [24] | Devil's Bridge and hilly areas of Mid Wales [24] | ||
Hill Radnor | ||||
Kerry Hill sheep |
|
Kerry, Powys [26] | Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands [25] | |
Llanwenog sheep |
|
Teifi valley, West Wales [27] | Centred in West Wales and is widespread in the UK [27] | |
Lleyn sheep | Bred from the Irish Roscommon sheep likely at the beginning of the 19th century [28] |
|
| |
Welsh Mountain sheep | Throughout Wales [30] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh pig |
|
Wales | Registrations totaled 1,341 in 1981 [31] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brecon Buff Goose |
|
Breconshire [32] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh Pony and Cob
(includes multiple varieties) |
|
Wales | 574 registered in 1913 [33] |
This is a list of both domestic and farmed breeds of animals originating in Wales.
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
( Welsh Corgi) |
Registered separately from Pembroke Corgi in 1935 [1] | Ceredigion | Vulnerable native breed [2] | |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
( Welsh Corgi) |
Registered separately from Cardigan Corgi in 1935 [1] | Pembrokeshire | Not vulnerable native breed [3] | |
Sealyham Terrier | First breed established in 1908 and registered by the kennel club in 1911 [4] | Sealyham House | Vulnerable native breed [4] | |
Welsh Hound | 975 hounds in 1997 [6] | |||
Welsh Sheepdog | Existed since the time of early Welsh law. Welsh Sheepdog Society was founded in 1997 [5] | Wales | ||
Welsh Springer Spaniel | Red and white Welsh hunting dog chronicled in the Middle Ages is thought to be ancestor to this breed. Recognised by the Kennel Club in 1902 [7] | Vulnerable native breed [7] | ||
Welsh Terrier | Pwllheli [9] | Not a vulnerable native breed [9] | ||
Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog | Known to exist in 1994 but now considered extinct [10] | |||
Welsh Hillman | Thought to become extinct in 1990 [10] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh Black cattle | Descended from pre-Roman Wales. Breeding between north and south Wales varieties over last 90 years has formed the breed [11] | Stocky north Wales beef type and the more dairy-like south Wales [12] | Endangered native breeds in Wales [13] | |
"Ancient Cattle of Wales" | Ancient Cattle of Wales breed society was established in 1981 [14] | Wales [14] | Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle [14] | |
Glamorgan cattle | Glamorgan [15] | The breed was thought to have died out in the 1920s. A herd was discovered and bought in 1979 by Margam Country Park and remain there today [15] | ||
Vaynol cattle | 1872 [16] | Vaynol Park, near Bangor [16] | One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK. RBST owns most of the breed and monitors their status [16] | |
Pembroke cattle | "Coal Black" in colour [17] | Pembrokeshire [17] | Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black. [17] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep | Since at least the Middle Ages [18] | |||
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep | Tywi valley [20] [19] | |||
Beulah Speckled Face | Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958 [21] | Hills of Eppynt, Llanafan, Abergwesyn, and Llanwrtyd Wells [21] | ||
Black Welsh Mountain sheep | Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century [22] | |||
Brecon Cheviot |
|
Brecon Beacons [23] | ||
Welsh Hill Speckled Face | Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding [24] | Devil's Bridge and hilly areas of Mid Wales [24] | ||
Hill Radnor | ||||
Kerry Hill sheep |
|
Kerry, Powys [26] | Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands [25] | |
Llanwenog sheep |
|
Teifi valley, West Wales [27] | Centred in West Wales and is widespread in the UK [27] | |
Lleyn sheep | Bred from the Irish Roscommon sheep likely at the beginning of the 19th century [28] |
|
| |
Welsh Mountain sheep | Throughout Wales [30] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh pig |
|
Wales | Registrations totaled 1,341 in 1981 [31] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brecon Buff Goose |
|
Breconshire [32] |
Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh Pony and Cob
(includes multiple varieties) |
|
Wales | 574 registered in 1913 [33] |