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1594:Norfolk Grey
1471:Anglo-Nubian
1355:Middle White
1110:Norfolk Horn
820:Irish Moiled
798:Dual purpose
778:
761:Dairy cattle
568:. Retrieved
564:the original
554:
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538:the original
527:
515:. Retrieved
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348:, and other
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315:, and bulls
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279:cattle from
273:draught work
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199:dairy cattle
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79:Distribution
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27:Cattle breed
1705:Brecon Buff
1619:Scots Dumpy
1579:Modern Game
1569:Indian Game
1428:Small White
1423:Small Black
1350:Large White
1345:Large Black
1325:British Lop
1274:South Devon
1185:Wensleydale
1120:Oxford Down
1070:Hill Radnor
1045:Exmoor Horn
1035:Dorset Horn
1030:Dorset Down
1000:Clun Forest
904:Blue Albion
871:Tory Island
751:Welsh Black
741:South Devon
726:Lincoln Red
668:Beef cattle
570:7 September
391:, annex to
295:during the
258: 1941
147:Horn status
131:average 54"
1733:Categories
1624:Scots Grey
1393:Cumberland
1155:Shropshire
1135:Rough Fell
1075:Kerry Hill
881:White Park
544:5 December
517:5 December
376:References
358:provitamin
354:β-carotene
324:by recent
223:β-carotene
82:world-wide
1662:Orpington
1657:Aylesbury
1609:Orpington
1315:Berkshire
1226:Hebridean
1209:Primitive
1175:Teeswater
1170:Swaledale
1160:Southdown
1090:Llanwenog
1010:Dalesbred
990:Cambridge
859:Primitive
825:Glamorgan
815:Droimeann
736:Shorthorn
691:Blue Grey
639:Livestock
366:butterfat
362:vitamin A
1759:Guernsey
1710:Shetland
1677:Shetland
1629:Sebright
1614:Rosecomb
1541:Chickens
1481:Bilberry
1365:Tamworth
1150:Shetland
1125:Portland
1065:Herdwick
1040:Easycare
1005:Cotswold
899:Alderney
845:Shetland
840:Red Poll
835:Pembroke
779:Guernsey
769:Ayrshire
721:Highland
716:Hereford
711:Galloway
293:Alderney
289:Brittany
281:Normandy
277:brindled
269:Guernsey
231:Alderney
203:Guernsey
191:Guernsey
113:Female:
69:Guernsey
40:Guernsey
1564:Ixworth
1559:Dorking
1529:Poultry
1385:Extinct
1256:Extinct
1216:Boreray
1165:Suffolk
1140:Ryeland
1085:Lincoln
995:Cheviot
891:Extinct
370:protein
336:stock.
241:History
219:protein
205:in the
1672:Magpie
1634:Sussex
1574:Legbar
1308:Extant
1130:Romney
1105:Masham
1050:Galway
938:Extant
876:Vaynol
805:Albion
784:Jersey
746:Sussex
701:Dexter
656:Cattle
451:
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235:Jersey
160:Cattle
150:horned
125:Height
106:Male:
100:Weight
95:Traits
1697:Geese
1644:Ducks
1506:Pygmy
1501:Irish
1476:Bagot
1456:Goats
1403:Grice
1370:Welsh
1335:Essex
1231:Jacob
1095:Lleyn
927:Sheep
789:Kerry
731:Luing
696:Devon
332:with
195:breed
193:is a
1297:Pigs
1246:Soay
1100:Lonk
572:2012
546:2006
519:2006
449:ISBN
399:ISBN
360:for
356:, a
346:beef
321:pied
217:and
211:milk
189:The
139:Coat
90:milk
340:Use
287:of
267:of
215:fat
197:of
87:Use
58:FAO
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