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Breeds of Farm Animals
Breeds of Farm Animals
WHAT IS A BREED?
A breed is a group of animals of the
same species that share the same
physical characteristics e.g. coat
colour
Some breeds of animals are kept on
farms for specific purposes i.e. for
milk, meat and eggs
MILK BREEDS
Jamaica
Hope
Cows
Holstein
Jersey
Milk
Toggenb
urg
Goats
Saanen
British
Alpine
Dairy cows
JAMAICA HOPE
HOLSTEIN
Dairy goats
TOGGENBURG
SAANEN
MEAT BREEDS
Meat
Cows
Pigs
Sheep
Jamaica
Black
Landrace
(bacon)
Barbados
Black
Belly
Jamaica
Red
Large
White
Katahdin
Buffalypso
Hampshir
e
Black
Head
Persian
Goats
Anglo
Nubian
Duroc
Derek Ramdatt/ Rio Claro East
Secondary School/ Agricultural
Science
Poultry
Vantress
cross
Rabbit
New
Zealand
White
Flemish
Giant
Beef Cattle
JAMAICA BLACK
JAMAICA RED
Buffalypso
PIGS
Large White
Landrace
HAMPSHIRE
DUROC
SHEEP
Barbados Black
Belly
Katahdin
GOATS
Anglo Nubian
RABBITS
NEWZEALAND WHITE
FLEMISH GIANT
EGG BREEDS
Eggs
White
Leghorn
Rhode
Island
Red
Hyline
Derek Ramdatt/ Rio Claro East
Secondary School/ Agricultural
Science
WHITE LEGHORN
HYLINE