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Breed Information – ALBC Conservation Priority List

Livestock Breeds Poultry Breeds

View parameters for Livestock on the ALBC Conservation Priority List

View parameters for Poultry on the ALBC Conservation Priority List

Conservation Priority List: Livestock and Equines (PDF)

Conservation Priority List: Poultry (PDF)

Changes to the 2012 Conservation Priority List
How is the CPL Determined

NOTE: Clicking on a breed name in the lists below will open a page about the breed (when available). American breeds are in bold.

ASSES

      • links
Critical threatened Watch Recovering Study
Poitou American Mammoth Jackstock Miniature Donkey  

CATTLE

      • links
Critical threatened Watch Recovering Study
Canadienne

Dutch Belted

Florida Cracker

Kerry

Milking Shorthorn – Native1


Milking Devon

Pineywoods

Randall or Randall Lineback
Ancient White Park

Red Poll
Ayrshire

Galloway

Guernsey
Ankole-Watusi

Belted Galloway

Devon or Beef Devon

Dexter

Highland
Chirikof Island (F)
Criollo
(North Central Mexican)

GOATS

      • links
Critical threatened Watch Recovering Study
Arapawa (F)

San Clemente (F)

Spanish Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting

Nigerian Dwarf


Oberhasli
Golden Guernsey

HORSES 

      • links
Critical threatened Watch Recovering Study
American Cream

Caspian

Cleveland Bay

Colonial Spanish Strains 2
   Banker 3,5(F)
   Belsky 3
   Cerbat 3(F)
   Choctaw 3,4
   Florida Cracker 3
   Marsh Tacky3
   New Mexico 3,6
   Pryor 3 (F)
    Santa Cruz3
    Sulphur 3 (F)
   Wilbur-Cruce 3

Hackney Horse

Newfoundland Pony

Shire

Suffolk
Akhal-Teke

Canadian

Colonial Spanish – Combined 2

Dales Pony

Dartmoor


Exmoor

Lipizzan
Clydesdale

Fell Pony

Gotland


Irish Draught

Mountain Pleasure/

Rocky Mountain

Belgian

Friesian

Percheron



PIGS

      • links
Critical Threatened Watch Recovering Study
Choctaw (F)

Gloucestershire Old Spots


Guinea Hog

Large Black

Mulefoot

Ossabaw Island
(F)

Red Wattle
Tamworth Hereford   Saddleback

RABBITS

      • links
Critical threatened Watch Recovering Study
American Chinchilla

American

Belgian Hare


Blanc de Hotot

Silver

Silver Fox
Beveren

Giant Chinchilla

Lilac

Rhinelander
Crème d’Argent  

SHEEP

      • links
Critical threatened Watch Recovering Study
Gulf Coast or Gulf Coast Native

Hog Island (F)

Leicester Longwool

Romeldale/CVM

Santa Cruz (F)
Cotswold

Dorset Horn

Jacob – American

Karakul American

Navajo-Churro

St. Croix
Lincoln

Oxford


Tunis
Barbados Blackbelly

Black Welsh Mountain

Clun Forest

Katahdin

Shetland

Shropshire

Southdown

Wiltshire Horn
Florida Cracker

LIVESTOCK NOTES

Breeds unique to North America are printed in bold.

(F) Feral populations or breeds of feral origin.

1 Some Milking Shorthorns qualify for the "N" (Native) designation. These animals have pedigrees tracing only to ancestors registered before the herdbook was opened to outcrosses with other dairy breeds;this is a globally endangered population. The status of any Milking Shorthorn can be verified through the AMSS.

2 Includes horses registered by the Spanish Mustang Registry, Southwest Spanish Mustang Association, Spanish Barb Breeders Association, Horse of the Americas, American Indian Horse Registry, and strain registries.

3 Colonial Spanish Horse Strain that also contributes to the combined population.

4 Includes Cherokee and Huasteca influenced horses.

5 Includes Shackleford, Ocracoke, Corolla, Carrot, Core, Hatteras, and Cedar horses.

6 Includes Mt. Taylor, Baca, McKinley, but not New Mexico Horse Project horses.

 

POULTRY

CHICKENS

      • links
Critical threatened Watch RECOVERING STUDY
Campine

Chantecler

Crevecoeur

Holland

Modern Game

Nankin

Redcap

Russian Orloff

Spanish

Sultan

Sumatra

Yokohama
Andalusian

Buckeye

Buttercup


Cubalaya

Delaware

Dorking

Faverolles

Java

Lakenvelder

Langshan

Malay

Phoenix

Ancona

Aseel

Brahma


Catalana

Cochin

Cornish

Dominique

Hamburg

Houdan

Jersey Giant

La Fleche

Minorca

New Hampshire

Old English Game

Polish

Rhode Island White

Sebright

Shamo
Australorp

Leghorn- Non-industrial

Orpington

Plymouth Rock

Rhode Island Red – Non industrial

Sussex

Wyandotte
Araucana1

Iowa Blue

Lamona

Manx Rumpy (aka Persian Rumpless)

Naked Neck (aka Turken)


Ducks

Learn about ALBC’s Waterfowl Census
Critical Threatened Watch Recovering Study
Ancona

Aylesbury

Magpie

Saxony

Silver Appleyard

Welsh Harlequin
Buff or Orpington

Cayuga
Campbell

Rouen

Runner or Indian Runner

Swedish
  Australian Spotted

Dutch Hookbill

Geese

Learn about ALBC’s Waterfowl Census • links
Critical Threatened Watch Recovering Study
American Buff

Cotton Patch

Pilgrim

Pomeranian

Roman

Shetland
Sebastopol African

Chinese

Toulouse
  Gray

Steinbecher

Turkeys

View definition of Heritage Turkey
Critical threatened Watch RECOVERING STUDY
Beltsville Small White

Chocolate

Jersey Buff

Lavender/Lilac

Midget White




Narragansett

White Holland
Black

Bourbon Red


Royal Palm

Slate


Standard Bronze
  Broad Breasted Bronze

Naturally mating non-standard varieties of turkeys

POULTRY NOTES

Breeds unique to North America are printed in bold.


1 Araucanas and Ameraucanas are often confused with each other, and may be sold interchangeably.