From afar, they may look like sheep, but if given a closer look, these interesting-looking creatures have snouts! Mangalitzas (also known as sheep-pigs) originated in Austria and Hungary and are worth around $1,600, five times the value of an ordinary pig. They are also popular for their wool and meat.
If you are a farmer in a hot and steamy climate, your farm may not have cows, but you can definitely house some zebu cattle. Zebus are multi-purpose animals for farmers. They provide meat, dairy and can also sire calves from cows of other breeds. These strong, humped creatures live exceptionally long lives, too.
Donkeys aren't unusual by any means, but at the farm, they're more workers than they are animals. Donkeys are typically used as livestock guards by farmers. Donkeys have exceptional hearing, smell and vision. With their keen senses, donkeys are able to neigh, bare their teeth, chase, and kick trespassers off the premises, from bears to humans. That'll do, donkey.
For at least a decade, synthetic biologists all over the world have been genetically engineering goats who are part-spider. Specifically, the goat's genes that aid in creating milk have been modified to produce spider silk proteins too. Spider silk, which is incredibly strong, can be used in many products, including body armor.
OK fine, yeast isn't an animal. But it isn't a plant either, so there. It's a fungus, and fungi are scientifically classified as being in their own kingdom, separate from animals, plants and bacteria. It's also one of the most important ingredients in one of the most important beverages in history: Beer. All over the world there are yeast farms both large and small devoted to providing brewers with the ultimate tiny machines of frothy fermentation.