List of domesticated animals from Hungary



The Hungarian breeds of domestic animals are often seen as national symbols in Hungary.

Livestock

 * Long-horn Hungarian Grey Cattle- traditionally kept in the open all year.
 * Racka - a breed of sheep with distinctive horns.
 * Mangalica - a breed of pigs, characterised by their long curly hair and relatively fatty meat which makes them ideal for making sausages and salami.
 * Cikta sheep
 * Nóniusz horse

Dogs

 * Magyar Vizsla - one of the oldest hunting dogs of the world. The ancestors of this dog came into the Carpathian Basin with the nomadic Hungarian tribes.
 * Hungarian Puli - small shepherd dog
 * Hungarian Komondor - a very large livestock guardian and shepherd dog, was brought to Hungary a thousand years ago by nomadic Magyars.
 * Hungarian Kuvasz - large shepherd dog.
 * Hungarian Pumi - small shepherd dog.
 * Hungarian Sighthound - already known in the 8th century, it is as old as the Vizsla.
 * Transylvanian Bloodhound - a hunting dog.
 * Hungarian Mudi - small shepherd dog.
 * Sinka