Rare Breeds Canada Rare Breeds Canada Rare Breeds Canada (RBC) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to preserving rare breeds of Canadian livestock. The organization was founded in 1987. It focuses on the rare breeds of livestock originating in Canada, including varieties of horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows. RBC publishes a Rare Breeds Priority List that separates livestock breeds into "critical", "endangered", "vulnerable", "at risk" and "recovering" categories. To assist with the preservation of these breeds, RBC coordinates a breeding program which uses host farms to manage small breeding groups which are used to build new flocks of animals. As the new
Jeff Shaver Jeff Shaver Jeffrey Thomas Shaver (born July 30, 1963) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1988. Shaver attended Fredonia High School, where he played baseball, basketball and soccer. He went on to play college baseball at SUNY Fredonia. He was drafted by the A's in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. After being drafted, he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. Shaver began his professional career later that year with the minor league Medford A's, where he posted an 8–4