Livestock Watchlists 2024

RBTA logoAbout the Livestock Watchlist

The species lists of the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia are based on the numbers of annual registrations and registered breeding females in Australia. Numbers are provided voluntarily to the Trust.

For more informaiton on the basis for the Watchlist status analysis see our Livestock Watchlist Guidelines.

You can download print friendly versions of the lists by clicking the Attachments to this page or click a graphic to open a full size graphic in a new browser window.

POULTRY: The Poultry Watchlist can be found at this link. 


| Rare Livestock Breeds | Recovering Livestock Breeds | Other Livestock Breeds of interest  | Providing Updates |


Rare Livestock Watchlist 2024
 
 

 
RBTA Recovering Livestock Breeds
 

Please note that the breeds listed below may be officially extinct in Australia, or may have no confirmed pure breed numbers that could be gathered at the last Census and/or no registrations that could be located.

 

Livestock Breeds Thought To Be No Longer in Australia

Providing Updates

If you have further information on a breed that would add it to this list, or amend its position on the list, please complete the online Watchlist update form.  Newly provided data, once analysed, will be collated for the next scheduled update of the species lists.   The rare livestock species situation can be a fast moving situation affected by such things as extremes in weather, structural and economic conditions. Combined with the fact of the data on which they are based being provided voluntarily. Accordingly status ratings in the species lists are indicative. Your participation in providing number updates is very much appreciated. Together we can support awareness of how these precious breeds are faring.