Purposes Of Common, Purebred Breeds Of Livestock (USA)
- Laurabelle
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min read

MEAT
- Goats
- Boer
- Kiko
- Spanish
- Fainting (Myotonic)
- Pygmy
- Cattle
- Black Angus
- Red Angus
- Charlois
- Texas Longhorn
- Brahman
- Beefmaster
- Shorthorn
- Hereford
- Pigs
- Duroc
- Berkshire
- Hampshire
- Chester White
- Poland China
- Yorkshire
- Landrace
- Sheep
- Norfolk
- Wiltshire
- Hair Sheep
- Chickens
- Brahma
- Turkeys
- Broad-Breasted White (Giant White)
- Bourbon Red
- Broad-Breasted Bronze
- Chocolate
- White Holland
- Midget White
- Narragansett
- Royal Palm
- Blue Slate
- Black Spanish
- Ducks
- Pekin (White Pekin)
- Ancona (Magpie)
- Geese
- Embden
- Toulouse
- Pilgrim
- Rabbits
- California (Californian White)
- Rex
- New Zealand (New Zealand White)
- Dutch
- Netherland Dwarf
- Flemish
- Florida White
- Himalayan
- British Giant
- Flemish Giant
- Checkered Giant
DAIRY
- Goats
- Saanen
- Nigerian Dwarf
- Toggenburg
- Alpine
- Oberhasli
- LaMancha
- Cattle
- Holstein Friesian
- Jersey
- Sheep
- East Friesian
- Lacaune
GUARDIAN
- Donkeys
- Amiatina
- American Mammoth
- Provence
- Bourbonnais
- Abyssinian
- Norman
- Guineas
- Helmeted
RECREATION
- Horses
- Arabian
- Thoroughbred
- American Quarter
- Appaloosa
- Clydesdale
- American Paint
- Friesian
- Morgan
- Percheron
- Standardbred
- Tennessee Walking
- Akhal-Teke
- Belgian
- American Saddlebred
- Haflinger
- Gypsy (Cob)
- Peruvian Paso
- Hanoverian
- Trakehner
- Paso Fino
- Cleveland Bay
- Hackney
- Andalusian
EGGS
- Chickens
- Leghorn
- Silkie
- Cochin
- Ameraucana
- Turkeys
- Beltsville Small White
- Ducks
- Khaki Campbell
- Runner
FIBER
- Goats
- Angora (Mohair)
- Sheep
- Merino (Wool)
- Alpacas
- Suri (Fleece)
- Huacaya (Fleece)
- Rabbits
- Angora (Wool)
DUAL-PURPOSE
- Goats
- Nubian (Meat and Milk)
- Cattle
- Highland (Meat and Milk)
- Sheep
- Suffolk (Meat and Wool)
- Rambouillet (Meat and Wool)
- Southdown (Meat and Fleece)
- Dorset (Meat and Wool)
- Cheviot (Meat and Wool)
- Romanov (Meat and Wool)
- Shropshire (Meat and Wool)
- Jacob (Meat and Wool)
- Llamas
- Lama Glama (Meat and Fiber)
- Chickens
- Barred Plymouth Rock (Meat and Eggs)
- Rhode Island Red (Meat and Eggs)
- Orpington (Meat and Eggs)
- Wyandotte (Meat and Eggs)
- Astrolorp (Meat and Eggs)
- Sussex (Meat and Eggs)
- Sex-Linked (Meat and Eggs)
- Ducks
- Saxony (Meat and Eggs)
- Blue Swedish (Meat and Eggs)
- Geese
- African (Meat and Eggs)
- Sebastopol (Meat and Eggs)
- American Buff (Meat and Eggs)
- Saddleback Pomeranian (Meat and Eggs)
- Chinese (Meat and Eggs)
- Tufted Roman (Meat and Eggs)
- Rabbit
- Rhineland (Meat and Wool)
- Lionhead (Meat and Wool)
Sources:
https://poultry.extension.org/articles/getting-started-with-small-and-backyard-poultry/selecting-birds-to-get-for-a-small-or-backyard-poultry-flock/selecting-a-goose-breed-for-small-or-backyard-poultry- flocks/#:~:text=Other%20geese%20that%20can%20be,in%20excess%20of%2019%20pounds




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