List of Welsh breeds

This is a list of both domestic and farmed breeds of animals originating in Wales.

## Domestic

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### Dogs

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Breed  | Image  | Date of origin  | Location of origin  | Status

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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[10]
Welsh Hillman |  |  |  | Thought to become extinct in 1990[10]

## Livestock

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See also: Agriculture in Wales

### Cattle

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Breed  | Image  | Date of origin  | Location of origin  | Status

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Welsh Black cattle |  | Descended from pre-Roman Wales. Breeding between north and south Wales varieties over last 90 years has formed the breed[11] | Stocky north Wales beef type and the more dairy-like south Wales[12] | Endangered native breeds in Wales[13]
"Ancient Cattle of Wales"  |  | Ancient Cattle of Wales breed society was established in 1981[14] | Wales[14] | Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle[14]
Glamorgan cattle |  |  | Glamorgan[15] | 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[15]
Vaynol cattle |  | 1872[16] | Vaynol Park, near Bangor[16] | One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK. RBST owns most of the breed and monitors their status[16]
Pembroke cattle | "Coal Black" in colour[17] |  | Pembrokeshire[17] | Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black.[17]

### Sheep

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Breed  | Image  | Date of origin  | Location of origin  | Status

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Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep |  | Since at least the Middle Ages[18] |  |
Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep |  |

* Since before 1947[19]
* Welsh mountain sheep society formed in 1985[20]

| Tywi valley[20][19] |
Beulah Speckled Face |  | Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958[21] | Hills of Eppynt, Llanafan, Abergwesyn, and Llanwrtyd Wells[21] |
Black Welsh Mountain sheep |  | Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century[22] |  |
Brecon Cheviot |  |

* 400 years ago
* recognised in the mid-1850s[23]

| Brecon Beacons[23] |
Welsh Hill Speckled Face  |  | Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding[24] | Devil's Bridge and hilly areas of Mid Wales[24] |
Hill Radnor |  |  |  |
Kerry Hill sheep |  |

* Records as a distinct breed in 1809
* First Flock Book published in 1899 with 26 members[25]

| Kerry, Powys[26] | Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands[25]
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[27]

| Teifi valley, West Wales[27] | Centred in West Wales and is widespread in the UK[27]
Lleyn sheep |  | Bred from the Irish Roscommon sheep likely at the beginning of the 19th century[28] |

* Llŷn Peninsula[28]
* Northwest Wales[29]

* seven pure-bred flocks in 1960s
* more than 1000 pure breeders in the UK in 2006[29]

Welsh Mountain sheep |  |  | Throughout Wales[30] |

### Pig

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Breed  | Image  | Date of origin  | Location of origin  | Status

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Welsh pig |  |

* Known in Wales from the earliest records available
* Breeding programmes started in the 1950s[31]

| Wales | Registrations totaled 1,341 in 1981[31]

### Goose

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Breed  | Image  | Date of origin  | Location of origin  | Status

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Brecon Buff Goose |  |

* Bred from Buff geese on a Breconshire hill farm by Rhys Llewelyn in 1928
* Recognised by the Poultry Club in 1934[32]

| Breconshire[32] |

## Horse

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Breed  | Image  | Date of origin  | Location of origin  | Status

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Welsh Pony and Cob

(includes multiple varieties)

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* Before Roman times
* Welsh Pony and Cob Society founded in 1901[33]

| Wales  | 574 registered in 1913[33]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Corgis and the Queen | The Kennel Club". www.thekennelclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
2. ^ "Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) | Breeds A to Z | The Kennel Club". www.thekennelclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
3. ^ "Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) | Breeds A to Z | The Kennel Club". www.thekennelclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
4. ^ a b "Sealyham Terrier | Breeds A to Z | The Kennel Club". www.thekennelclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
5. ^ a b "Welsh hound history: From loyal to royal". BBC. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
6. ^ a b "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
7. ^ a b "Spaniel (Welsh Springer) | Breeds A to Z | The Kennel Club". www.thekennelclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
8. ^ "Welsh dog breeds". Wales. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
9. ^ a b c "Welsh Terrier | Breeds A to Z | The Kennel Club". www.thekennelclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
10. ^ a b "BC Museum: Welsh Sheep Dog". www.bordercolliemuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
11. ^ "Welsh Black Cattle - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
12. ^ "History of the Breed". www.welshblackcattlesociety.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
13. ^ "House of Commons debates, 14 May 2014". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
14. ^ a b c "The Ancient Cattle of Wales Society". Ancient Cattle of Wales. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
15. ^ a b "Farm Trail". www.margamcountrypark.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
16. ^ a b c "Vaynol". Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
17. ^ a b c "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2006-09-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
18. ^ "Welsh Mountain Badger Face Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
19. ^ a b "Breed History". Balwen Sheep Society. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
20. ^ a b "Balwen Welsh Mountain Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
21. ^ a b "Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
22. ^ "Black Welsh Mountain Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
23. ^ a b "Brecknock Hill Cheviot Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
24. ^ a b "Welsh Hill Speckled Face Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
25. ^ a b "Kerry Hill Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
26. ^ "Useful Info – Kerry Hill Sheep Society". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
27. ^ a b c "Llanwenog". Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
28. ^ a b "Lleyn Sheep Society :: History by Tom Rees-Roberts". www.lleynsheep.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
29. ^ a b Rischkowsky, Barbara; Pilling, Dafydd; Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 978-92-5-105762-9.
30. ^ "Welsh Mountain Sheep - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
31. ^ a b "Welsh Swine - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
32. ^ a b Soames, Barbara (1980). Keeping Domestic Geese. Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0-7137-1070-0.
33. ^ a b "Welsh Pony & Cob - Oklahoma State University". breeds.okstate.edu. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2023-03-19.

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* Pembroke Welsh Corgi
* Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog
* Black and Tan Terrier
* Cardigan Welsh Corgi
* Sealyham Terrier
* Welsh Corgi
* Welsh hillman
* Welsh Hound
* Welsh Sheepdog
* Welsh springer spaniel
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* Welsh Black cattle

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* Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep
* Beulah Speckled Face
* Black Welsh Mountain sheep
* Brecknock Hill Cheviot
* Kerry Hill sheep
* Llanwenog sheep
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