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303:References
265:Seychelles
39:Stoneleigh
35:Royal Show
1555:Orpington
1550:Aylesbury
1502:Orpington
1208:Berkshire
1119:Hebridean
1102:Primitive
1068:Teeswater
1063:Swaledale
1053:Southdown
983:Llanwenog
903:Dalesbred
883:Cambridge
752:Primitive
718:Glamorgan
708:Droimeann
629:Shorthorn
584:Blue Grey
532:Livestock
293:extensive
207:herd-book
1603:Shetland
1570:Shetland
1522:Sebright
1507:Rosecomb
1434:Chickens
1374:Bilberry
1258:Tamworth
1043:Shetland
1018:Portland
958:Herdwick
933:Easycare
898:Cotswold
792:Alderney
738:Shetland
733:Red Poll
728:Pembroke
672:Guernsey
662:Ayrshire
614:Highland
609:Hereford
604:Galloway
391:(1955).
297:prolific
267:and the
217:and the
201:and the
126:Female:
90:Standard
1457:Ixworth
1452:Dorking
1422:Poultry
1278:Extinct
1149:Extinct
1109:Boreray
1058:Suffolk
1033:Ryeland
978:Lincoln
888:Cheviot
784:Extinct
281:withers
193:History
45:in 2009
1565:Magpie
1527:Sussex
1467:Legbar
1201:Extant
1023:Romney
998:Masham
943:Galway
831:Extant
769:Vaynol
698:Albion
677:Jersey
639:Sussex
594:Dexter
549:Cattle
490:
435:
348:
257:Bhutan
246:DAD-IS
213:, the
128:270 kg
121:320 kg
119:Male:
113:Weight
108:Traits
66:DAD-IS
1590:Geese
1537:Ducks
1399:Pygmy
1394:Irish
1369:Bagot
1349:Goats
1296:Grice
1263:Welsh
1228:Essex
1124:Jacob
988:Lleyn
820:Sheep
682:Kerry
624:Luing
589:Devon
211:Welsh
199:Essex
175:Essex
167:breed
1190:Pigs
1139:Soay
993:Lonk
488:ISBN
433:ISBN
346:ISBN
177:and
161:The
72:RBST
287:Use
238:FAO
169:of
143:Pig
100:Use
59:FAO
41:in
37:at
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471:^
456:^
400:^
357:^
311:^
271:.
221:.
524:e
517:t
510:v
494:.
352:.
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