Great Pyrenees dogs are popular livestock guardians and pets. Livestock guardian dog breeds are large, furry dogs primarily bred to protect sheep, cattle, and other animals from predators. These ...

Devon Cattle are useful to homesteaders interested in both meat and milk production, as well as a potential draft animal. This heritage livestock breed is notable for its ability to fatten well on ...

The private, nonprofit SVF Foundation, based in Newport, R.I., collects embryos, semen and blood samples from critically endangered cattle, sheep and goats in an effort to save them from extinction. A ...

Heritage chicken and cattle breeds are generally better suited to small-scale homesteads than many modern livestock breeds. Their tendency to be dual- or even triple-purpose breeds is a noted plus for ...

Australian Cattle Dogs were bred for work during the 1800s and they needed to be strong and agile. It’s why they have such well-conditioned muscles and a quick pace – great attributes when seeking to ...

Chip is SVF's official mascot and is a rare Tennessee Myotonic (fainting) goat born from a frozen embryo. Courtesy SVF Lead herdsman Nick Bowley during a previous Visitors Day sheep shearing ...

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Many of the world's indigenous livestock breeds are in danger of dying out as commercial breeds take over, according to a worldwide inventory of animal diversity. Their extinction would mean the loss ...

Looking for a winter companion? Discover the best cold-weather dog breeds built for snow, from Huskies to Saint Bernards.

A number of rare livestock breeds face extinction, a prospects the weakens genetic diversity and could be the food supply at risk in some parts of the world, warns a new report from the Consultative ...