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As of 4 November 2026, 3,191 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in United Kingdom; 3 are hiring right now and Bristol has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,191
- Hiring now
- 3 · 0 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Dog breeders · 852
- Top city
- Bristol · 6
- Parent market
- Agriculture & forestry · 5,421
Livestock & animal breeding in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Dog breeders | 852 | 27% |
| Direct sale livestock farms | 661 | 21% |
| General livestock farms | 525 | 16% |
| Pedigree livestock studs | 390 | 12% |
| Horse breeding studs | 376 | 12% |
| Cat breeders | 319 | 10% |
| Poultry & egg farms | 307 | 10% |
| Other livestock & animal breeding | 216 | 7% |
| Beekeepers & honey | 184 | 6% |
| Racehorse training & syndication | 162 | 5% |
| Alpaca farms | 110 | 3% |
| Dairy farms | 42 | 1% |
| Mixed farm direct sales | 38 | 1% |
| Arable & grain farms | 27 | 1% |
| Livestock agents & auctioneers | 10 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 2,000 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,118 · 1 |
| 11-50 employees | 50 · 1 |
| 51-200 employees | 16 · 0 |
| 201-500 employees | 4 · 1 |
| 501-1000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 2 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 6 | 0% |
| Ashley | 5 | 0% |
| Castle Carrock | 5 | 0% |
| Great Rissington | 5 | 0% |
| Stratton | 5 | 0% |
| Aberffrwd | 4 | 0% |
| Alsop en le Dale | 4 | 0% |
| Ash Priors | 4 | 0% |
| Bickleigh | 4 | 0% |
| Horsham | 4 | 0% |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 0% |
| Okehampton | 4 | 0% |
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The stack of livestock & animal breeding in United Kingdom
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Other segments of agriculture & forestry in United Kingdom
Agriculture & forestry in United Kingdom, the whole market →
Crop & arable farming · 1,040 →
Horticulture & plant nurseries · 996 →
Forestry & logging · 324 →
Fishing & aquaculture · 221 →
Agricultural contracting services · 207 →
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3,191 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in United Kingdom; 3 are hiring right now and Bristol has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/agriculture_forestry/united-kingdom/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 United Kingdom: questions
How many livestock & animal breeding companies are there in United Kingdom?
3,191 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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