Includes parrots, cockatoos, and New Zealand Parrots
AVOR
Other Ratite (Aves)
AVCA
Casowaries (Ratite - Aves)
AVEM
Emus (Ratite - Aves)
AVKI
Kiwis (Ratite - Aves)
AVOS
Ostriches (Ratite - Aves)
AVRH
Rheas (Ratite - Aves)
Buffalo/Bison
APHIS Characteristics – Live Animals (Breed / Variety A11)
Code
Name
Definition
BBOT
Other Breed (Buffalo)
BBAB
American Bison (Buffalo)
The bovine family (taurids and bisonids) diverged from the common ancestral line with water buffalo and African buffalo about 5 to 10 million years ago.[17] Thereafter, the family lineage of bison and taurine cattle does not appear to be a straight forward "tree" structure as is often depicted in much evolution, because there is evidence of interbreeding and crossbreeding between different species and members within this family, even many millions of years after their ancestors separated into different species. This cross breeding was not sufficient to conflate the different species back together, but it has resulted in unexpected relationships between many members of this group, such as Yak being related to American bison, when such relationships would otherwise not be apparent.
This includes both subspecies: plains bison (Bison bison bison) and woods bison (Bison bison athabascae)
BBAN
Anatolian (Buffalo)
The Anatolian buffalo is found in northwestern Turkey. They are a dairy and draft breed which is usually dark gray to black. They often have white markings on the head and tail. The Anatolian buffalo has sickle or crescent shaped horns.
BBAU
Australian (Buffalo)
Buffalo were introduced into Australia from the eastern Indonesian islands in the early 1800’s There are now 30,000 domesticated buffalo in tuberculosis and brucellosis free areas in Australia’s Northern Territory. Feral buffalo number over 80,000.
BBEG
Egyptian (Buffalo)
The Egyptian buffalo is kept as a draft animal and for milk production. They are grey-black with short curved horns. The varieties include Baladi (lower Egypt) and Saidi in upper Egypt.
BBEB
European Bison (Buffalo)
The European bison (Bison bonasus), also known as wisent (/ˈviːzənt/ or /ˈwiːzənt/) or the European wood bison, is a Eurasian species of bison. It is one of two existing species of bison, alongside the American bison. European bison were hunted to extinction in the wild, with the last wild animals being shot in the Białowieża Forest (on the Poland-Belarus border) in 1919 and in the northwestern Caucasus in 1927. They have since been reintroduced from captivity into several countries in Europe, all descendants of the Białowieża or lowland European bison.
BBKU
Kundi (Buffalo)
Kundi breed is of the milk type. It is found in Dadu, Hyderabad, Karachi, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sanghar and Thatta districts in Sind Province. The color is solid black. The average weight at maturity for the male is 600 kg and 375 kg for the female.
BBMA
Malaysian (Buffalo)
The Malaysian buffalo is a swamp type buffalo found in western Malaysia. Used primarily as a draft animal, they are usually dark grey and occasionally white. They have crescent horns. They originated from and are similar to Bubalus arnee.
BBMU
Murrah (Buffalo)
Murrah breed of buffalo, the pride of Haryana, is a milk type animal. The home tract of Murrah buffalo is Rohtak, Jind and Hisar districts of Haryana (India). It is also found in Nabha and Patiala districts of Punjab (India) and around Delhi.
BBNI
Nili-Ravi (Buffalo)
The Nili-Ravi buffalo is a milk type of buffalo breed. They are found mainly in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Multan and Bahawal Nagar districts in Punjab Province. Their color is black and their average weight at maturity is 800 kg for the male and 525 kg for the female.
BBPH
Pandharpuri (Buffalo)
The name Pandharpuri is from the town Pandharpur in Solapur district which is the home range of these buffalo. They are found in Solapur, Kolhapur and Sangli districts of Maharashtra state of India.
Camel
APHIS Characteristics – Live Animals (Breed / Variety A11)
Code
Name
Definition
CMOT
Other Breed (Camel)
CMAB
Alxa Bactrian (Camels)
The camels of China are all of the bi-humped, Bactrian type. Camels are mainly distributed in the high plains, deserts and semi-deserts of the north and northwest China. The Bactrian camel is a multi-purpose animal, mainly used for working and producing wool, meat and milk.
CMKB
Kalmyk Bactrian (Camels)
The Kalmyk breed is considered an improved one. They are large animals with well-developed skeleton, musculature and hair cover and have a great capacity for carrying loads and for work.
CMSB
Sonid Bactrian (Camels)
The camels of China are all of the bi-humped, Bactrian type. Camels are mainly distributed in the high plains, deserts and semi-deserts of the north and northwest China.
CMAD
Afar Dromedary (Camels)
These animals are examples of the Afar breed of Dromedary camels. The breed is commonly found throughout Somalia.
CMVD
Arvana Dromedary (Camels)
These animals are examples of the Arvana breed of dromedary camels. This breed was developed in Turkmenistan thousands of years ago. For the nomadic Turkoman population living in the Kara-Kum desert the Arvana has been the only animal supplying milk, meat, wool and transportation for almost a millennia.
CMSD
Somali Dromedary (Camels)
These animals are examples of the Somali breed of Dromedary camels. The breed is commonly found throughout Somalia. The adult males average 650kg and the females 575kg. The average lactation yield is 1650 kg.
