Most of the farm animals listed by the Council of Agriculture for inclusion in its breed-preservation program are raised for food. Only the water buffalo and the Taiwan zebu (Chinese or yellow ox), are kept for their labor, working with farmers day in and day out, often for ten years or more.
在這次農委會列名保種的畜禽裡，大多屬於「只要它長大，我便宰來吃」的食用動物；唯有黃牛、水牛為役用，往往和農民朝夕相處十年以上。