[1] It focuses on the rare breeds of livestock originating in Canada, including varieties of horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows.
As the new groups are created, animals are selected for breeding and moved to new host farms, where the process is repeated.
With the continuous selection of breeding stock and expansion of the host farm program, the goal is to prevent rare livestock breeds, especially those native to Canada, from going extinct.
[2] RBC works closely with The Livestock Conservancy, a similar organization in the United States, to preserve and promote breeds that have populations in the US and Canada.
[3] In June 2011, RBC moved their head offices to Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Quebec.