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The following is a list of livestock breeds that exist in Canada. Most have hyperlinks to their breed or industry association websites.
Cattle
- Angus http://www.cdnangus.ca/
- Blonde d'Aquitaine http://www.canadianblondeassociation.ca/
- Brown Swiss/Braunveih http://www.browncow.ca/
- Charolais http://www.charolais.com/
- Galloway http://www.galloway.ca/
- Gelbveih http://www.gelbvieh.ca/
- Hay's Converter
- Hereford http://www.hereford.ca/
- Highland http://www.chcs.ca/eindex.htm
- Holstien (Dairy) https://www.holstein.ca/splash.aspx
- Jersey (Dairy) http://www.jerseycanada.com/
- Limousin http://www.limousin.com/
- Lowline http://www.canadianlowline.com/
- Luing
- Maine-Anjou http://www.maine-anjou.ca/
- Murray Grey http://www.cdnmurraygrey.ca/
- Pinzgauer http://www.pinzgauer.ca/
- Red Angus http://www.redangus.ca/
- Red Pole
- Salers http://www.salerscanada.com/
- Shorthorn http://www.canadianshorthorn.com/
- Simmental http://www.simmental.com/
- South Devon http://www.southdevon.ca/
- Speckle Park http://www.canadianspecklepark.ca/
- Tarentaise http://www.canadiantarentaise.com/
- Beefmaster http://www.beefmasters.org/
- Braman (Grey and Red) http://www.brahman.org/
- Brangus http://gobrangus.com/
- Red Brangus http://www.americanredbrangus.org/
- Santa Gertrudis http://www.santagertrudis.com/
- SimBrah http://www.simmental.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=349
- Due to the popularity of so many different breeds of horses, most well known breeds reside in Canada
- There are no specific Breed associations in Canada for Sheep. Instead, they are governed by the Canadian Sheep Breeder's Association
- Berrichon du Cher
- Blackface
- Border Leicester
- Border Chevoit
- British Milk Sheep
- Arcott Canadien
- Charollais
- Clun Forest
- Columbia
- Corriedale
- Cotswold
- DLS (Dorset-Leicester-Suffolk)
- Dorper
- Dorset (Horned and Polled)
- East Friesian Dairy
- Hampshire
- Icelandic
- Ile de Fance
- Jacob
- Karakul
- Lincoln
- Merino
- North Country Chevoit
- Arcott Outaouais
- Oxford
- Polypay
- Rambouillet
- Arcott Rideau
- Romanov
- Romney
- Rouge de l'Ouest
- Shetland
- Shropshire
- South African Meat Merino
- Southdown
- Suffolk
- Targee
- Texel
- Canadian goats are governed by two separate Associations: The Canadian Meat Goat Association and The Canadian Goat Society.
- The following breeds are registered with the Canadian Goat Society, and are primarlily Dairy Breeds and "Toy" or pet breeds
- Alpine
- Angora
- La Mancha
- Nigerian Dwarf
- Nubian
- Oberhasli
- Pygmy
- Saanen
- Toggenburg
- The Canadian Meat Goat Association registers only one breed: Boer Meat Goats
- Again, breeds of swine are registered under one association, The Canadian Swine Breeders Association
- Duroc
- Hampshire
- Lancombe
- Landrace
- Yorkshire
- Other breeds are present in very small populations and are typically found on hobby and specialty farms
