Animal Research Institute with cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Today in ARI there are farmed cattle and sheep. The average number of animals is as follow: cattle in total 200, out of it 70 dairy cows, 1000 sheep in total, out of it 550 sheep of Chios breed and 450 sheep of Florina (Pelagonia) breed. Animal Research Institute Animal Research Institute is a research institute in Greece. It is part of the National Agricultural Research Foundation. The Animal Research Institute (ARI) was founded in 1952 as a unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and under the name ‘Animal Research Station’. In 1961 it
White Polled Heath a result of extensive rearing and feeding the meat retains a spicy, gamey flavour. The White Polled Heath is a white, dual-coated, graceful landrace with a small frame. Both sexes are hornless with an elongated head and ears that lie at an angle. The bone structure is light and delicate, the hoofs are light-coloured and very hard. The tail is naturally short. The White Polled Heath is on the list of endangered domestic breeds - and is a "breed under observation" (BEO) according to the red list of the Animal Genetic Resource Consultancy ("Fachbeirat Tiergenetische Ressourcen") and is in category