Which domestic animal has the largest number of breeds?
dog
sheep
horse
cat
Sheep husbandry is practiced throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) identified 1229 breeds of sheep as of 2006. Almost all sheep are classified as being best suited to furnishing a certain product: wool, meat, milk, hides, or a combination in a dual-purpose breed.
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answers
Australia
37
Pakistan
21
Sweden
16
Greece
18
the Netherlands
10
Republic of Ireland
12
India
110
Malaysia
10
the United States
189
Austria
33
Poland
7784
Germany
199
Switzerland
19
the United Kingdom
67