# List of Welsh breeds

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

## Domestic
### Dogs

| Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi (Welsh Corgi) | | Registered separately from Pembroke Corgi in 1935 | Ceredigion | Vulnerable native breed |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi (Welsh Corgi) | | Registered separately from Cardigan Corgi in 1935 | Pembrokeshire | Not vulnerable native breed |
| Sealyham Terrier | | First breed established in 1908 and registered by the kennel club in 1911 | Sealyham House | Vulnerable native breed |
| Welsh Hound | | Descended from Segussi of the Roman times. Existed as a breed since at least the Middle Ages Welsh Hound Association was formed in 1922 | | 975 hounds in 1997 |
| Welsh Sheepdog | The breed has multiple colour variations. | 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 | | Vulnerable native breed |
| Welsh Terrier | | Origins in 13th century First breed club formed in1885 | Pwllheli | Not a vulnerable native breed |
| Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog | | | | Known to exist in 1994 but now considered extinct |
| Welsh Hillman | | | | Thought to become extinct in 1990 |

## Livestock
### Cattle

| 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 | Stocky north Wales beef type and the more dairy-like south Wales | Endangered native breeds in Wales |
| "Ancient Cattle of Wales" | | Ancient Cattle of Wales breed society was established in 1981 | Wales | Unofficial colour varieties of Welsh cattle |
| Glamorgan cattle | | | Glamorgan | 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 | 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 | | Pembrokeshire | Pembroke cows of Dewsland, CastleMartin varieties amalgamated with Anglesey and North Wales varieties to form Welsh Black. |

### Sheep

| Breed | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
| Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep | Since at least the Middle Ages | | |
| Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep | Since before 1947 Welsh mountain sheep society formed in 1985 | Tywi valley | |
| Beulah Speckled Face | Beulah Speckled-Face Sheep Society was founded in 1958 | 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 | | |
| Brecon Cheviot | 400 years ago recognised in the mid-1850s | 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 | |
| Hill Radnor | | | |
| Kerry Hill sheep | Records as a distinct breed in 1809 First Flock Book published in 1899 with 26 members | Kerry, Powys | Registered Kerry Hill Sheep are present across the British Isles, Ireland and the Netherlands |
| 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 | 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 | Llŷn Peninsula Northwest Wales | seven pure-bred flocks in 1960s more than 1000 pure breeders in the UK in 2006 |
| Welsh Mountain sheep | | Throughout Wales | |

### Pig

| Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
| Welsh pig | | Known in Wales from the earliest records available Breeding programmes started in the 1950s | Wales | Registrations totaled 1,341 in 1981 |

### Goose

| Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
| Brecon Buff Goose | | Bred from Buff geese on a Breconshire hill farm by Rhys Llewelyn in 1928 Recognised by the Poultry Club in 1934 | Breconshire | |

## Horse

| Breed | Image | Date of origin | Location of origin | Status |
| Welsh Pony and Cob (includes multiple varieties) | | Before Roman times Welsh Pony and Cob Society founded in 1901 | Wales | 574 registered in 1913 |