Rare Breeds Canada (RBC) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to preserving rare breeds of Canadian livestock. The organization was founded in 1987.[1] It focuses on the rare breeds of livestock originating in Canada, including varieties of horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows. RBC publishes a Rare Breeds Priority List that separates livestock breeds into "critical", "endangered", "vulnerable", "at risk" and "recovering" categories. To assist with the preservation of these breeds, RBC coordinates a breeding program which uses host farms to manage small breeding groups which are used to build new flocks of animals. As the new groups are created, animals are selected for breeding and moved to new host farms, where the process is repeated. With the continuous selection of breeding stock and expansion of the host farm program, the goal is to prevent rare livestock breeds, especially those native to Canada, from going extinct.[2] RBC works closely with The Livestock Conservancy, a similar organization in the United States, to preserve and promote breeds that have populations in the US and Canada.[3] In June 2011, RBC moved their head offices to Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Quebec.[4]
on the rarebreeds of livestock originating in Canada, including varieties of horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows. RBC publishes a RareBreeds Priority...
Conservancy, the RareBreeds Survival Trust (UK), RareBreedsCanada, the SVF Foundation (US) – promote conservation of rare livestock and poultry breeds for their...
artificial selection producing upward of 360 globally recognized breeds. These breeds possess distinct traits related to morphology, which include body...
The RareBreed is a 1966 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in Panavision...
considered the same breed as the Canadian Eskimo Dog since they have not yet diverged enough genetically to be considered separate breeds, despite their geographic...
preserving and promoting rarebreeds, also known as "heritage breeds" of livestock. Founded in 1977, through the efforts of livestock breed enthusiasts concerned...
(FACT) Australia: RareBreeds Trust of Australia New Zealand: RareBreeds Conservation Society of New Zealand Canada: RareBreedsCanada United States: The...
British pig breeds, including the Large Black. By the time the RareBreeds Survival Trust was founded 1973, numbers of all traditional pig breeds were dangerously...
not recognized as a breed by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale but are recognized as a breed by the American RareBreed Association. Tamaskan...
Van cats. Other minority breeds are bred for private reasons and inadvertently attract an informal following. Minority breeds may be recognized by some...
increasing mechanisation of agriculture. By the 1970s, the RareBreeds Survival Trust considered the breed vulnerable to extinction. Numbers have since increased...
is a breed of pony originating in Newfoundland, Canada. They are sturdy and muscular ponies, found in many colors, including the relatively rare white...
hairless breeds may have body shapes or temperaments that differ from those of Sphynx standards. There are, for example, new hairless breeds, including...
influenced by cross-breeding with imported stock – is listed by the RareBreeds Survival Trust as "at risk". Aberdeen Angus cattle have been recorded...
three different breeds, one of which was a "Landrace"-named breed. The wild progenitor of the domestic horse is extinct. It is rare for landraces among...
subtype Animals portal List of cattle breeds List of domestic pig breeds List of goat breeds Lists of domestic animal breeds Desilva & Fitch 1995a Desilva &...
dog breeds descends from more than one region. In 2020, a genetic study found that Greenland sled dogs have been kept isolated from other breeds since...
nearly became extinct after both World War I and World War II and remain a rarebreed. The Berger Picard is a medium-sized, well-muscled dog, slightly longer...
belongs to the group of Western-derived breeds. The East Mediterranean/Anatolian group is omitted because breeds that supposedly originate in that geographic...
but the breed is still considered "at risk" by the RareBreeds Survival Trust. Outside the United Kingdom, there are stud-books and breed associations...
with potential mates. Dogs portal List of dog breeds Friesian cattle Friesian horse "Saving rarebreed one litter at a time". Blueridgenow.com. Archived...
twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, and in 2023 was listed as 'at risk' on the watchlist of the RareBreeds Survival Trust. Two semi-feral populations...
medium-size breed of Spitz type. Traditionally it has been used for herding reindeer. Although it is one of the most popular dog breeds in its native...
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