Livestock & animal breeding in Switzerland
As of 4 November 2026, 2,496 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in Switzerland; Zürich has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 2,496
- Hiring now
- 0 · 0 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Dog breeders · 770
- Top city
- Zürich · 11
- Parent market
- Agriculture & forestry · 3,848
Livestock & animal breeding in Switzerland, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Dog breeders | 770 | 31% |
| Direct sale livestock farms | 649 | 26% |
| General livestock farms | 353 | 14% |
| Other livestock & animal breeding | 263 | 11% |
| Horse breeding studs | 231 | 9% |
| Cat breeders | 180 | 7% |
| Beekeepers & honey | 170 | 7% |
| Poultry & egg farms | 150 | 6% |
| Dairy farms | 131 | 5% |
| Pedigree livestock studs | 91 | 4% |
| Mixed farm direct sales | 71 | 3% |
| Racehorse training & syndication | 50 | 2% |
| Alpaca farms | 38 | 2% |
| Arable & grain farms | 15 | 1% |
| Livestock agents & auctioneers | 8 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,689 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 803 · 0 |
| 11-50 employees | 2 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 201-500 employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 11 | 0% |
| Belp | 7 | 0% |
| Neuenegg | 7 | 0% |
| Winterthur | 7 | 0% |
| Neukirch (Egnach) | 6 | 0% |
| Bern | 5 | 0% |
| Beromünster | 5 | 0% |
| Diepoldsau | 5 | 0% |
| Ruswil | 5 | 0% |
| Willisau | 5 | 0% |
| Zugerberg | 5 | 0% |
| Aarau | 4 | 0% |
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The stack of livestock & animal breeding in Switzerland
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Other segments of agriculture & forestry in Switzerland
Agriculture & forestry in Switzerland, the whole market →
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2,496 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in Switzerland; Zürich has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/agriculture_forestry/switzerland/livestock_and_animal_breeding)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Livestock & animal breeding in Switzerland: questions
How many livestock & animal breeding companies are there in Switzerland?
2,496 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Agriculture & forestry → Livestock & animal breeding → leaf niches such as dog breeders, direct sale livestock farms, general livestock farms. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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