List of Welsh breeds

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)		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		Descended from Segussi of the Roman times. Existed as a breed since at least the Middle Ages[5] Welsh Hound Association was formed in 1922[6]		975 hounds in 1997[6]
Welsh Sheepdog	The breed has multiple colour variations.	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		Origins in 13th century[8] First breed club formed in1885[9]	Pwllheli[9]	Not a vulnerable native breed[9]
Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog				Known to exist in 1994 but now considered extinct^[citation needed]
Welsh Hillman				Thought to become extinct in 1990^[citation needed]

Livestock

See also: Agriculture in Wales

Cattle

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[10]	Stocky north Wales beef type and the more dairy-like south Wales[11]	Endangered native breeds in Wales[12]
"Ancient Cattle of Wales"		Ancient Cattle of Wales breed society was established in 1981[13]	Wales[13]	Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle[13]
Glamorgan cattle			Glamorgan[14]	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[14]
Vaynol cattle		1872[15]	Vaynol Park, near Bangor[15]	One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK. RBST owns most of the breed and monitors their status[15]
Pembroke cattle	"Coal Black" in colour[16]		Pembrokeshire[16]	Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black.[16]

Sheep

Breed	Image	Date of origin	Location of origin	Status
Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep		Since at least the Middle Ages[17]
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep		Since before 1947[18] Welsh mountain sheep society formed in 1985[19]	Tywi valley[19][18]
Beulah Speckled Face		Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958[20]	Hills of Eppynt, Llanafan, Abergwesyn, and Llanwrtyd Wells[20]
Black Welsh Mountain sheep		Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century[21]
Brecon Cheviot		400 years ago recognised in the mid-1850s[22]	Brecon Beacons[22]
Welsh Hill Speckled Face		Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding[23]	Devil's Bridge and hilly areas of Mid Wales[23]
Hill Radnor
Kerry Hill sheep		Records as a distinct breed in 1809 First Flock Book published in 1899 with 26 members[24]	Kerry, Powys[25]	Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands[24]
Llanwenog sheep		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[26]	Teifi valley, West Wales[26]	Centred in West Wales and is widespread in the UK[26]
Lleyn sheep		Bred from the Irish Roscommon sheep likely at the beginning of the 19th century[27]	Llŷn Peninsula[27] Northwest Wales[28]	seven pure-bred flocks in 1960s more than 1000 pure breeders in the UK in 2006[28]
Welsh Mountain sheep			Throughout Wales[29]

Pig

Breed	Image	Date of origin	Location of origin	Status
Welsh pig		Known in Wales from the earliest records available Breeding programmes started in the 1950s[30]	Wales	Registrations totaled 1,341 in 1981[30]

Goose

Breed	Image	Date of origin	Location of origin	Status
Brecon Buff Goose		Bred from Buff geese on a Breconshire hill farm by Rhys Llewelyn in 1928 Recognised by the Poultry Club in 1934[31]	Breconshire[31]

Horse

Breed	Image	Date of origin	Location of origin	Status
Welsh Pony and Cob (includes multiple varieties)		Before Roman times Welsh Pony and Cob Society founded in 1901[32]	Wales	574 registered in 1913[32]

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