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Farm Animals
- Farm animals are any animals that are kept for use or profit
- The most common farm animals are cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and horses
- Wales is famous for farming excellent cattle and sheep for meat
- Different animals live on different types of farms. For example, dairy farms usually keep cows purely for their milk
- For more information, visit the Farming and Agriculture section of the website
Urban Farms
- Urban farms are becoming increasingly common. These are farms within cities on smaller sites than traditional country farms
- You can often visit urban farms for a small fee to see how they work and learn about the animals. The animals in urban farms are the same as those found in traditional farms
- In Wales there are city farms in Conwy, Cardiff, Barry, Swansea and Cwmbran