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The Complete List of Farm Animals That Start With B

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

NameScientific nameOrderTypical production habitat
BisonBison bisonArtiodactylagrassland ranching
BuffaloBubalus bubalisArtiodactylaswamp/pasture dairy & meat
BantengBos javanicusArtiodactylasmall-scale tropical farms/pasture
Beluga sturgeonHuso husoAcipenseriformesfreshwater/sea-cage aquaculture
Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnusScombriformessea-cage ranching
BarramundiLates calcariferPerciformespond & sea-cage aquaculture
Brine shrimpArtemia franciscanaAnostracasalt-pond hatcheries
Black tiger shrimpPenaeus monodonDecapodapond & marine farms
Blue crabCallinectes sapidusDecapodaestuarine ponds & traps
Brown troutSalmo truttaSalmoniformesfreshwater raceways & ponds
Brook troutSalvelinus fontinalisSalmoniformescoldwater ponds & streams
BluegillLepomis macrochirusPerciformespond aquaculture & sportstocking
BranzinoDicentrarchus labraxPerciformessea cages & tanks
Buff‑tailed bumblebeeBombus terrestrisHymenopteragreenhouse colony rearing
Black soldier flyHermetia illucensDipterainsect rearing barns
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusAnurapond aquaculture
Blue musselMytilus edulisMytilidarope & raft marine farms
Bay scallopArgopecten irradiansPectinidacoastal suspended culture
Bighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilisCypriniformespond polyculture
Black carpMylopharyngodon piceusCypriniformespond polyculture
Blue tilapiaOreochromis aureusCichliformespond aquaculture
BasaPangasius bocourtiSiluriformesfreshwater pond farms
Blue catfishIctalurus furcatusSiluriformespond aquaculture
Brown garden snailCornu aspersumStylommatophorasnail farms (heliciculture)
Black breamAcanthopagrus butcheriPerciformesestuary ponds & sea cages

Descriptions

Bison

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

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

Banteng

Wild Asian cattle sometimes kept or semi-domesticated regionally; used for meat and draft in parts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Beluga sturgeon

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

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

Barramundi

Warm-water whitefish farmed across Australia and Southeast Asia for mild, flaky fillets; adaptable to ponds, cages and recirculating systems.

Brine shrimp

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

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

Blue crab

Popular edible crab of Atlantic coasts, grown in estuarine pens or harvested wild; prized for sweet meat in North America.

Brown trout

Brown trout

Cold-water trout farmed for food and sport stocking across Europe and North America; adaptable to raceways and net pens.

Brook trout

Brook trout

Native-to-North-America char raised for food and recreational stocking; prefers cold, well-oxygenated pond or stream farms.

Bluegill

Bluegill

Common pond fish raised for sport fisheries and local consumption; easy to culture in small ponds.

Branzino

Branzino

European sea bass commonly sold as “branzino” in restaurants; farmed in Mediterranean sea cages and tanks for table markets.

Buff‑tailed bumblebee

Buff‑tailed bumblebee

Commercially reared pollinator for greenhouse fruits and vegetables, especially in Europe; efficient at pollinating tomatoes, peppers and berries.

Black soldier fly

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

Bullfrog

Farmed worldwide for frog legs and meat in pond systems; fast-growing and commonly produced in warm regions.

Blue mussel

Blue mussel

Filter-feeding bivalve grown on ropes or rafts in temperate coastal waters; popular seafood with low-input culture.

Bay scallop

Bay scallop

Scallop species farmed in suspended culture for tender adductor meat; important in temperate coastal aquaculture.

Bighead carp

Bighead carp

Fast-growing Asian pond fish used in polyculture for food; filters plankton and often cultivated with other carp species.

Black carp

Black carp

Carp species used in Asian ponds for snail control and meat; integrated into polyculture systems.

Blue tilapia

Blue tilapia

Warm-water tilapia species farmed for affordable white fish in ponds and cages across tropical and subtropical regions.

Basa

Basa

Vietnamese pangasius catfish widely farmed in ponds for inexpensive fillets sold globally as “basa” or “swai.”

Blue catfish

Blue catfish

Large North American catfish raised in ponds for table fish and sport stocking; valued for rapid growth.

Brown garden snail

Brown garden snail

Common garden snail cultivated for escargot and gourmet markets; raised on small-scale farms in Europe and elsewhere.

Black bream

Black bream

Australian bream farmed in estuaries and cages for local markets; valued for firm, white flesh.

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