It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling fast.

But while you might think of collies and sheepdogs, there are actually a lot of breeds that were originally bred to herd everything from cattle to ducks and reindeer – and, therefore, many of them ...

Rare Welsh cattle with a heritage stretching back more than 1,000 years have been added to a watchlist of native livestock breeds at risk of dying out. The Ancient Cattle of Wales breed has been ...

But while you might think of collies and sheepdogs, there are actually a lot of breeds that were originally bred to herd everything from cattle to ducks and reindeer – and, therefore ...