How many extinct breeds of farm animals are there?

Quite a few breeds of domestic animals have become extinct, as better breeds were developed and people came to prefer them. read more

These Animals Might Go Extinct Because No One Wants To Eat Them : The Salt Many species have gone extinct because humans hunted them into oblivion for their meat. But there's another group of animals that are endangered because we've lost interest in breeding them. read more

But there is concern about the loss of many kinds of farm animals as a result of efforts to create new ones. People began to breed livestock at least twelve thousand years ago. Animals not only provided food and labor. read more