Breed Information – ALBC Conservation Priority List

LIVESTOCK NOTES

Breeds unique to North America are printed in bold.

(F) Feral populations or breeds of feral origin.

¹ Some Milking Shorthorns qualify for the "N" (Native) designation. These animals have pedigrees tracing only to ancestors registered before the herdbook was opened to outcrosses with other dairy breeds;this is a globally endangered population. The status of any Milking Shorthorn can be verified through the AMSS.

² Includes horses registered by the Spanish Mustang Registry, Southwest Spanish Mustang Association, Spanish Barb Breeders Association, Horse of the Americas, American Indian Horse Registry, and strain registries.

³ Colonial Spanish Horse Strain that also contributes to the combined population.

⁴ Includes Cherokee and Huasteca influenced horses.

⁵ Includes Shackleford, Ocracoke, Corolla, Carrot, Core, Hatteras, and Cedar horses.

⁶ Includes Mt. Taylor, Baca, McKinley, but not New Mexico Horse Project horses.

POULTRY NOTES

Breeds unique to North America are printed in bold.

¹ Araucanas and Ameraucanas are often confused with each other, and may be sold interchangeably.

² “Heritage Turkeys" is a phrase now popularly used to describe naturally-mating, long-lived, slow-growing varieties of turkeys, most of which have standards defined by the American Poultry Association. All of the turkeys listed here, EXCEPT the Broad Breasted Bronze, may be called “Heritage.”