Heritage chicken and cattle breeds are generally better suited to small-scale homesteads than many modern livestock breeds. Their tendency to be dual- or even triple-purpose breeds is a noted plus for ...

Find the best farm animals for beginners among heritage livestock breeds. Pick a pig, get a goat, decide on a donkey, and ...

Native Shorthorn purebred cattle graze in a pasture at Joe Schallberger’s Whispering Hills Farm near Perrydale, Ore. Schallberger and his wife, Sue, are both retired veterinarians who specialize in ...

Chip is SVF's official mascot and is a rare Tennessee Myotonic (fainting) goat born from a frozen embryo. Courtesy SVF Lead herdsman Nick Bowley during a previous Visitors Day sheep shearing ...

As heirloom produce gains a growing cult following among eaters, the more under-the-radar interest in heritage livestock breeds may see a resurgence, too. The first National Heirloom Exposition in ...

Nearly one in five of the world’s farm animal breeds are at risk of extinction1. The reason? They’re underemployed. For thousands of years, farmers have carefully bred and raised diverse animals ...

Included in the number are the traditional lines of Angus, Dairy Shorthorn and Herefords, three of the most popular agricultural breeds of cattle in use today. Allen and Lizette Snaith, of Clonbinane, ...

When an 800-pound cow stares you down, you take notice. When she's a new mother with a pair of two-foot horns pointed in your direction because you're a bit closer to her calf than she likes, you ...

A colorful assortment of heritage livestock breeds are the latest American symbols to be immortalized on U.S. Postal Service stamps. The Heritage Breeds Forever stamps, which highlight 10 rare animals ...

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