This list includes 25 Farm Animals that start with B that start with B, from “Banteng” to “Bullfrog”. Many are raised for meat, milk, eggs, fiber, or pest control across different regions.
Farm Animals that start with B are species commonly kept on farms for food, fiber, or work. For example, banteng helped form Bali cattle, a culturally important domestic herd in Indonesia.
Below you’ll find the table with Common name, Scientific name, Taxonomic order, and Typical habitat.
Common name: Shows the everyday name you’ll recognize and helps you quickly identify animals in the list.
Scientific name: Gives the formal binomial name so you can precisely identify species across languages and regions.
Taxonomic order: Places each species into a higher-level group to show relationships and common biological traits.
Typical habitat: Describes the usual production system or habitat where the animal is kept, aiding practical planning and comparisons.
Farm Animals that start with B
| Name | Scientific name | Order | Typical production habitat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bison | Bison bison | Artiodactyla | grassland ranching |
| Buffalo | Bubalus bubalis | Artiodactyla | swamp/pasture dairy & meat |
| Banteng | Bos javanicus | Artiodactyla | small-scale tropical farms/pasture |
| Beluga sturgeon | Huso huso | Acipenseriformes | freshwater/sea-cage aquaculture |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | Scombriformes | sea-cage ranching |
| Barramundi | Lates calcarifer | Perciformes | pond & sea-cage aquaculture |
| Brine shrimp | Artemia franciscana | Anostraca | salt-pond hatcheries |
| Black tiger shrimp | Penaeus monodon | Decapoda | pond & marine farms |
| Blue crab | Callinectes sapidus | Decapoda | estuarine ponds & traps |
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | Salmoniformes | freshwater raceways & ponds |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Salmoniformes | coldwater ponds & streams |
| Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | Perciformes | pond aquaculture & sportstocking |
| Branzino | Dicentrarchus labrax | Perciformes | sea cages & tanks |
| Buff‑tailed bumblebee | Bombus terrestris | Hymenoptera | greenhouse colony rearing |
| Black soldier fly | Hermetia illucens | Diptera | insect rearing barns |
| Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Anura | pond aquaculture |
| Blue mussel | Mytilus edulis | Mytilida | rope & raft marine farms |
| Bay scallop | Argopecten irradians | Pectinida | coastal suspended culture |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Cypriniformes | pond polyculture |
| Black carp | Mylopharyngodon piceus | Cypriniformes | pond polyculture |
| Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | Cichliformes | pond aquaculture |
| Basa | Pangasius bocourti | Siluriformes | freshwater pond farms |
| Blue catfish | Ictalurus furcatus | Siluriformes | pond aquaculture |
| Brown garden snail | Cornu aspersum | Stylommatophora | snail farms (heliciculture) |
| Black bream | Acanthopagrus butcheri | Perciformes | estuary ponds & sea cages |
Descriptions
Bison
Farmed for lean red meat and hides; common in North American ranches and colder grassland regions, valued for low-fat beef and hardy grazing traits.
Buffalo
Domesticated water buffalo supply milk, cheese, meat and draft power across South Asia and parts of Europe; prized for rich milk and draft strength.
Banteng
Wild Asian cattle sometimes kept or semi-domesticated regionally; used for meat and draft in parts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Beluga sturgeon
Large sturgeon farmed for prized beluga caviar and meat in parts of Europe and Asia; high-value, long-lived species requiring brackish/fresh systems.
Bluefin tuna
High-value tuna farmed or ranched in open-ocean pens for sashimi markets, especially in Japan and Mediterranean; fast-growing, lucrative but resource-intensive.
Barramundi
Warm-water whitefish farmed across Australia and Southeast Asia for mild, flaky fillets; adaptable to ponds, cages and recirculating systems.
Brine shrimp
Tiny crustaceans cultured in salt ponds as live feed for fish and shrimp hatcheries worldwide; essential in early aquaculture larval diets.
Black tiger shrimp
Major tropical shrimp species farmed in ponds and coastal farms for export markets; valued for large size and robust growth.
Blue crab
Popular edible crab of Atlantic coasts, grown in estuarine pens or harvested wild; prized for sweet meat in North America.
Brown trout
Cold-water trout farmed for food and sport stocking across Europe and North America; adaptable to raceways and net pens.
Brook trout
Native-to-North-America char raised for food and recreational stocking; prefers cold, well-oxygenated pond or stream farms.
Bluegill
Common pond fish raised for sport fisheries and local consumption; easy to culture in small ponds.
Branzino
European sea bass commonly sold as “branzino” in restaurants; farmed in Mediterranean sea cages and tanks for table markets.
Buff‑tailed bumblebee
Commercially reared pollinator for greenhouse fruits and vegetables, especially in Europe; efficient at pollinating tomatoes, peppers and berries.
Black soldier fly
Insect farmed for high-protein larvae used in animal feed and organic waste recycling; efficient conversion of organic waste to biomass.
Bullfrog
Farmed worldwide for frog legs and meat in pond systems; fast-growing and commonly produced in warm regions.
Blue mussel
Filter-feeding bivalve grown on ropes or rafts in temperate coastal waters; popular seafood with low-input culture.
Bay scallop
Scallop species farmed in suspended culture for tender adductor meat; important in temperate coastal aquaculture.
Bighead carp
Fast-growing Asian pond fish used in polyculture for food; filters plankton and often cultivated with other carp species.
Black carp
Carp species used in Asian ponds for snail control and meat; integrated into polyculture systems.
Blue tilapia
Warm-water tilapia species farmed for affordable white fish in ponds and cages across tropical and subtropical regions.
Basa
Vietnamese pangasius catfish widely farmed in ponds for inexpensive fillets sold globally as “basa” or “swai.”
Blue catfish
Large North American catfish raised in ponds for table fish and sport stocking; valued for rapid growth.
Brown garden snail
Common garden snail cultivated for escargot and gourmet markets; raised on small-scale farms in Europe and elsewhere.
Black bream
Australian bream farmed in estuaries and cages for local markets; valued for firm, white flesh.
