Livestock Breed Catalog

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CattleBeef

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Angus	Beef	-100	0	+5	Early maturity; IMF marbling USDA Choice+; polled
Hereford	Beef	-50	0	0	Docile; moderate marbling; good grazing efficiency
Charolais	Beef	+100	0	+8	Large frame; heavy muscling; lean; French origin
Simmental	Beef, Dual	+80	0	+6	Dual-purpose origin; fast growth; large frame
Limousin	Beef	+20	0	+7	Exceptional lean yield; fine-boned; French
Brahman	Beef	+50	0	0	Bos indicus; heat/tick tolerance; tropical
Wagyu	Beef	-80	0	-5	Extreme IMF; A5 = BMS 8-12; slow growth; Japanese
Shorthorn	Dual	0	+500	+2	Dual-purpose heritage; moderate milk for calf rearing

CattleDairy

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Holstein-Friesian	Dairy	+50	+2500	0	Standard dairy; 30-35 L/d peak; 3.5% fat
Jersey	Dairy	-150	+800	0	Smaller; 5-6% butterfat; efficient on pasture
Guernsey	Dairy	-100	+600	0	Golden milk; 4.5% fat; 3.5% protein
Brown Swiss	Dairy	+30	+400	0	High protein yield; excellent feet and legs
Ayrshire	Dairy	-80	+200	0	Hardy; moderate fat and protein; Scottish origin

Pig

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Yorkshire	Pork, Dual	0	0	0	Large White; most common; excellent mothering; lean
Landrace	Pork, Dual	-10	0	0	Long body; large litters; lean; Danish origin
Duroc	Pork	+20	0	+3	Red pig; intramuscular fat; ADG ~1 kg/d
Hampshire	Pork	+10	0	+4	High lean percentage; light shoulder
Pietrain	Pork	-20	0	+6	Belgian; extreme muscling; PSE risk (stress gene)
Berkshire	Pork, Heritage	-30	0	-2	Black pig; fine-grained pink meat; Japanese Kurobuta

Sheep

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Merino	Wool	-30	0	-10	18-24 um fiber; 15-18 kg greasy fleece/yr; fine wool
East Friesian	Dairy	-10	0	0	Highest milk of any sheep; 400-600 L/lactation
Suffolk	Beef	+20	0	+8	Fast-growing; blocky; popular terminal sire
Texel	Beef	+10	0	+7	High lean yield; continental breed; Dutch
Dorset	Dual	0	0	+2	Out-of-season breeding; medium wool; versatile

Goat

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Saanen	Dairy	+20	+2	0	White; highest milk volume ~1000 kg/lactation
Nubian	Dairy, Dual	+10	+1	0	High butterfat 5%; dual-purpose; long ears
Alpine	Dairy	0	+1	0	Hardy; second-highest volume; French Alpine
Angora	Fiber	-10	0	-5	Mohair 3-5 kg/yr; semi-annual shearing
Boer	Beef	+30	0	+10	South African meat goat; 50-60% dressing; fast growth

ChickenBroiler

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Ross 308	Poultry	0	0	+4	Industry standard; 6-wk target 2.5 kg; FCR ~1.55
Cobb 500	Poultry	0	0	+2	Slightly leaner; EPEF >400; global standard
Rhode Island Red	Dual, Heritage	0	0	-8	Heritage dual-purpose; 250-280 eggs/yr; slower growth

ChickenLayer

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Leghorn	Egg	0	0	+10	White egg; 300-320 eggs/yr; nervous; efficient
Isa Brown	Egg	0	0	+7	Brown egg; 310-320 eggs/yr; docile; most popular

Horse

Breed	Production	Mass Δkg	Milk Δkg	Yield Δ%	Notes
Thoroughbred	Racing	0	0	0	Racing; ~500 kg; turf; sensitive temperament
Arabian	Endurance	-100	0	0	Endurance; 400 kg; desert-adapted; refined bone
Clydesdale	Draft	+400	0	0	Draft; 820-1000 kg; feathered legs; Scottish
Percheron	Draft	+350	0	0	French draft; 770-1000 kg; active; used globally