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
flagGreece
44%
50%
0%
5%
18
flagthe Netherlands
40%
50%
0%
10%
10
flagRepublic of Ireland
41%
41%
0%
16%
12
flagIndia
26%
40%
21%
10%
110
flagMalaysia
20%
40%
20%
10%
10
flagthe United States
39%
39%
11%
10%
189
flagAustria
36%
39%
6%
18%
33
flagPoland
49%
29%
12%
8%
7784
flagGermany
48%
22%
11%
17%
199
flagSwitzerland
36%
21%
0%
42%
19
flagthe United Kingdom
61%
20%
4%
11%
67