This is a list of both domestic and farmed breeds of animals originating in Wales.
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Welsh Hound | 975 hounds in 1997 | ||||
| Welsh Sheepdog | Existed since the time of early Welsh law. Welsh Sheepdog Society was founded in 1997 | 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 | |||
| Welsh Terrier | Pwllheli | Not a vulnerable native breed | |||
| Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog | Known to exist in 1994 but now considered extinct[10] | ||||
| Welsh Hillman | Thought to become extinct in 1990 |
See also: Agriculture in Wales.
| 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[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 | Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle | ||
| 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 | |||
| Vaynol cattle | 1872[16] | Vaynol Park, near Bangor | One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK. RBST owns most of the breed and monitors their status | ||
| Pembroke cattle | "Coal Black" in colour[17] | Pembrokeshire | Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black. |
| Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep | Since at least the Middle Ages[18] | ||||
| Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep | Tywi valley | ||||
| Beulah Speckled Face | Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958[21] | Hills of Eppynt, Llanafan, Abergwesyn, and Llanwrtyd Wells | |||
| Black Welsh Mountain sheep | Existed in the Middle Ages, but artificially selected to form a breed in the 19th century[22] | ||||
| Brecon Cheviot |
| Brecon Beacons | |||
| Welsh Hill Speckled Face | Derived from Welsh mountain sheep with some Kerry Hill sheep introduced into breeding | Devil's Bridge and hilly areas of Mid Wales[24] | |||
| Hill Radnor | |||||
| Kerry Hill sheep |
| Kerry, Powys[26] | Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands | ||
| Llanwenog sheep |
| Teifi valley, West Wales | Centred in West Wales and is widespread in the UK | ||
| Lleyn sheep | Bred from the Irish Roscommon sheep likely at the beginning of the 19th century[28] |
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| Welsh Mountain sheep | Throughout Wales[30] |