Heritage Livestock Breeds

• Cattle
• Donkeys
• Goats
• Horses
• Pigs
• Rabbits
• Sheep

Heritage Poultry Breeds

• Chickens
• Ducks
• Geese
• Turkeys

The Conservation Priority List (CPL)

How is it determined?
How does a breed get on the list? (parameters)

2020 CPL Updates
2019 CPL Updates
2018 CPL Updates
2017 CPL Updates
2016 CPL Updates

Download Livestock and Equines List (.pdf)

Download Poultry List (.pdf)

LIVESTOCK & EQUINE NOTES

Breeds unique to North America are printed in bold.

¹ Milking Shorthorns that qualify for the “Native (N)” designation, identifying them as pure, old line, dual purpose Milking Shorthorns, as verified by the AMSS office.

² Cattleman's Texas Longhorn Registry.

³ Each of these has an independent, stand-alone registry and conservation program. In addition, each has contributed to the Colonial Spanish breed.

⁴ Includes horses whose pedigrees are absent of outcrosses after 1930.

⁵ This includes several different registries, each with somewhat different goals (SMR, SSMA, SBBOA, AIHR, HOA). Under this umbrella some strains have independent conservation programs and those are noted individually.

POULTRY NOTES

Breeds unique to North America are printed in bold.

¹ Breed identity in poultry breeds is challenging. Many breeders of all kinds (exhibition, production, hatchery) are diligent in breeding standard-bred birds. Other breeders in each category resort to crossbreeding to achieve their goals, and yet promote their birds as standard-bred. The Livestock Conservancy is unable to validate each breeding program, but buyers are encouraged to ask if birds offered for sale are pure-bred and meet breed standards.

² Varieties that are distinct but not APA recognized include Chocolate, Jersey Buff, Midget White, Lavender, and a host of other distinct color varieties. Does not include broad-breasted varieties, because they are not endangered.