The rare breeds of pig, sheep and cattle which have been protected in Yorkshire during 2020
Christopher Price, CEO of the Rare Breed Survival Trust, tells us about the successes of keeping rare breeds alive in 2020, and about the impact Brexit will have on these breeds.
For centuries, the Yorkshire countryside has been home to livestock and equine breeds which are now among the rarest in the UK: the Middle White and Large White breeds of pig, the Dales pony and the Cleveland Bay horse, and native breeds of cattle such as the English Longhorn.
A number of rare breeds of sheep native to Yorkshire are included on our Rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST) Watchlist too such as the Teeswater, Wensleydale and Whitefaced Woodland, as well as the Lonk which has been added this year.
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