the best animals for self sufficiency

[Highlander]

It so depends on what area of ground you have available,... a small place then the likes of chickens or rabbits,... a larger area available, then a cow [ or two ] is a good option.

We have said No to pigs,...and I tend to agree, yet it was always an animal that they kept in Medieval times,... do we need Defra involvement for just one pig or cow?...I know that the movement of animals has to be recorded no matter what number is kept