Which domestic animal has the largest number of breeds?

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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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flagAustralia
21%
64%
8%
5%
37
flagPakistan
19%
61%
9%
9%
21
flagSweden
37%
56%
0%
6%
16
flagthe Netherlands
36%
54%
0%
9%
11
flagGreece
44%
50%
0%
5%
18
flagEstonia
50%
50%
0%
0%
10
flagthe United States
34%
45%
9%
8%
212
flagIndia
26%
41%
21%
9%
111
flagRepublic of Ireland
41%
41%
0%
16%
12
flagMalaysia
20%
40%
20%
10%
10
flagAustria
38%
38%
5%
17%
34
flagPoland
49%
29%
12%
8%
7827
flagGermany
46%
26%
10%
15%
219
flagthe United Kingdom
57%
26%
4%
10%
73
flagSwitzerland
35%
20%
5%
40%
20