This is a list of both domestic and farmed breeds of animals originating in Wales.
Domestic
Dogs
Breed |
Image |
Date of origin |
Location of origin |
Status |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
(Welsh Corgi)
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Registered separately from Pembroke Corgi in 1935 |
Ceredigion |
Vulnerable native breed |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
(Welsh Corgi)
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Registered separately from Cardigan Corgi in 1935 |
Pembrokeshire |
Not vulnerable native breed |
Sealyham Terrier |
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First breed established in 1908 and registered by the kennel club in 1911 |
Sealyham House |
Vulnerable native breed |
Welsh Hound |
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- Descended from Segussi of the Roman times. Existed as a breed since at least the Middle Ages
- Welsh Hound Association was formed in 1922
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975 hounds in 1997 |
Welsh Sheepdog |
The breed has multiple colour variations.
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Existed since the time of early Welsh law. Welsh Sheepdog Society was founded in 1997 |
Wales |
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Welsh Springer Spaniel |
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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 |
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Vulnerable native breed |
Welsh Terrier |
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- Origins in 13th century
- First breed club formed in1885
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Pwllheli |
Not a vulnerable native breed |
Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog |
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Known to exist in 1994 but now considered extinct |
Welsh Hillman |
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Thought to become extinct in 1990 |
Livestock
See also: Agriculture in Wales
Cattle
Breed |
Image |
Date of origin |
Location of origin |
Status |
Welsh Black cattle |
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Descended from pre-Roman Wales. Breeding between north and south Wales varieties over last 90 years has formed the breed |
Stocky north Wales beef type and the more dairy-like south Wales |
Endangered native breeds in Wales |
"Ancient Cattle of Wales" |
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Ancient Cattle of Wales breed society was established in 1981 |
Wales |
Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle |
Glamorgan cattle |
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Glamorgan |
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 |
Vaynol cattle |
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1872 |
Vaynol Park, near Bangor |
One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK. RBST owns most of the breed and monitors their status |
Pembroke cattle |
"Coal Black" in colour |
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Pembrokeshire |
Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black. |
Sheep
Breed |
Image |
Date of origin |
Location of origin |
Status |
Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep |
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Since at least the Middle Ages |
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Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep |
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- Since before 1947
- Welsh mountain sheep society formed in 1985
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Tywi valley |
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Beulah Speckled Face |
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Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958 |
Hills of Eppynt, Llanafan, Abergwesyn, and Llanwrtyd Wells |
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Black Welsh Mountain sheep |
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Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century |
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Brecon Cheviot |
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- 400 years ago
- recognised in the mid-1850s
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Brecon Beacons |
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Welsh Hill Speckled Face |
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Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding |
Devil's Bridge and hilly areas of Mid Wales |
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Hill Radnor |
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Kerry Hill sheep |
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- Records as a distinct breed in 1809
- First Flock Book published in 1899 with 26 members
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Kerry, Powys |
Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands |
Llanwenog sheep |
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- Various local black faced hill breeds in the Teifi valley crossed with Shropshire sheep in West Wales in the late 19th century
- The Llanwenog Breed Society was formed in 1957
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Teifi valley, West Wales |
Centred in West Wales and is widespread in the UK |
Lleyn sheep |
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Bred from the Irish Roscommon sheep likely at the beginning of the 19th century |
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- seven pure-bred flocks in 1960s
- more than 1000 pure breeders in the UK in 2006
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Welsh Mountain sheep |
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Throughout Wales |
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Pig
Breed |
Image |
Date of origin |
Location of origin |
Status |
Welsh pig |
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- Known in Wales from the earliest records available
- Breeding programmes started in the 1950s
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Wales |
Registrations totaled 1,341 in 1981 |
Goose
Breed |
Image |
Date of origin |
Location of origin |
Status |
Brecon Buff Goose |
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- Bred from Buff geese on a Breconshire hill farm by Rhys Llewelyn in 1928
- Recognised by the Poultry Club in 1934
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Breconshire |
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Horse
Breed |
Image |
Date of origin |
Location of origin |
Status |
Welsh Pony and Cob
(includes multiple varieties)
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- Before Roman times
- Welsh Pony and Cob Society founded in 1901
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Wales |
574 registered in 1913 |