Lists of recognised non-UK breed societies and breeding operations
Recognised non-UK breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine, equine and caprine species.
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Defra lists recognised non-UK breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and equine and caprine species.
Zootechnical rules and standards support trade in:
- purebred breeding cattle
- sheep and goats
- pigs and hybrid pigs
- equines
- genetic material of all these animals
Read about the work of the Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee.
Contact: ukglesecretariat@defra.gov.uk.
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Defra lists recognised non-UK breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and equine and caprine species.
Zootechnical rules and standards support trade in:
- purebred breeding cattle
- sheep and goats
- pigs and hybrid pigs
- equines
- genetic material of all these animals
Read about the work of the Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee.
Contact: ukglesecretariat@defra.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
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Update history
2025-06-24 17:20
Added a link to the list of breeding programmes in non-European third-country listed countries.
2025-05-07 10:29
Removed Avelsföreningen för Svensk Låglandsboskap from breeding bodies for Sweden, added Swedish breeding names alongside English names to Växa Sverige, all in Recognised non-UK breeding societies for bovine species.Removed Svenska Fåravelsförbundet from list of breeding societies in Recognised non-UK breeding societies for caprine species.Added new ovine breed – Jämtlandsfår (Jamtland Sheep) – to list Svenska Fåravelsförbundet is responsible for in Recognised non-UK breeding societies for ovine species.
2024-09-13 16:09
Changed ‘EU’ references to ‘non-UK’. Updated the list of recognised non-UK breeding societies for ovine species.
2024-09-02 16:34
Updated the list of recognised EU breeding societies for porcine species
2024-07-16 11:51
New ovine breeding society recognised in Ireland: Irish Rouge de L’Ouest Sheep Society
2024-04-16 09:55
Updated the list of recognised EU breeding societies for ovine species.
2024-02-26 10:40
Updated the lists of recognised EU breeding societies for ovine species, porcine species, bovine species, caprine species and hybrid breeding pigs.
2023-09-04 14:19
Updated the list of recognised EU breeding societies for ovine species
2023-04-13 16:01
Added details to the Equine list for The Haflinger Breeders Association of Tyrol, Austria.
2022-11-22 15:58
Updated record for Nederlandse Shire.
2022-10-05 12:35
Updated the list of recognised EU breeding societies for equine species.
2022-04-27 08:56
Updated the list of breeding societies of bovine species for Ireland. Updated the list of breeding societies of equine species for Belgium, Germany and Ireland. Added the list of breeding societies of hybrid pig species for Greece.
2022-03-29 16:23
Updated the list of recognised EU breeding societies for equine species for Netherlands.
2022-03-29 11:56
Updated the list of recognised EU breeding societies for equine species for Netherlands.