The Beltsville Small White is a small heritage breed, whose development started in 1934.

The Midget White is a smaller heritage breed.

Older heritage breeds also differ in flavor.

All three are considered "heritage breeds" and are at risk of extinction.

The heritage breeds of cattle, he said, could produce meat and milk with far less work by farmers.

This awareness was partially due to difficulties encountered in obtaining heritage breeds for living history sites.

We wanted to see if the wild turkeys and heritage breeds, reintroduced to the American public in 2002, were worth the premium price.

The common ancestor for all heritage breeds is the wild turkey, native to these shores.

Polyface uses heritage breeds for its egg production.

Because of this, they are relatively rare except amongst poultry enthusiasts and small backyard flock owners interested in preserving heritage breeds.