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About the North American Breeds

The following breeds of livestock are crucial to the North American agriculture industry. Their purpose varies from meat and wool production, transportation and more.

A

American Breed CattleAmerican Cream Draft HorsesAmerican Creme & White HorsesAmerican Walking PonyAmerican White Park CattleAmerifax CattleAnkole-Watusi CattleAppaloosa HorsesAraappaloosa Horses

B

Banker HorsesBarzona CattleBashkir HorsesBeefalo CattleBeefmaster CattleBrahman CattleBrahmousin CattleBrangus CattleBuckskin Horses

C

California Red SheepCalifornia Variegated Mutant SheepCanadian HorsesCanadienne CattleCashmere GoatsCayuse Indian PonyCharbray CattleChester White SwineChinampo CattleChincoteague PonyChoctaw Hog SwineColorado Ranger HorsesColumbia SheepCorriente Cattle

D

Debouillet SheepDelaine Merino SheepDuroc Swine

F

Florida Cracker HorsesFlorida Cracker/Pineywoods Cattle

G

Galiceño HorsesGelbray CattleGuinea Hog SwineGolden American Saddlebred HorsesGulf Coast Native Sheep

H

Hays Converter CattleHereford SwineHog Island Sheep

J

Jamaica Black CattleJamaica Hope CattleJamaica Red Cattle

K

Katahdin SheepKiger Mustang Horses

L

Lacombe SwineLaMancha Goats

M

Miniature HorsesMissouri Fox Trotting HorsesMontadale SheepMorab HorsesMorgan HorsesMulefoot SwineMustang HorsesMyotonic (Wooden Leg) Goats

N

Navajo-Churro SheepNewfoundland Pony

O

Ossabaw Island Swine

P

Paint HorsesPalomino HorsesPinto HorsesPolypay SheepPony of the Americas

Q

Quarab HorsesQuarter HorsesQuarter Pony

R

Racking HorsesRed Brangus CattleRed Wattle SwineRideau Arcott SheepRocky Mountain HorsesRX3 Cattle

S

Saddlebred HorsesSalorn CattleSan Clemente GoatsSanta Cruz CattleSanta Cruz SheepSanta Gertrudis CattleSenepol CattleSiboney CattleSimbrah CattleSingle-Footing HorsesSpanish GoatsSpanish Mustang HorsesSpotted SwineSt. Croix SheepStandardbred Horses

T

Targhee SheepTennessee Walking HorsesTexas Longhorn CattleTexon CattleTunis Sheep

V

Vietnamese Potbelly Swine

W

Welara Pony
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