Farm animal is present intended to be given to daughter (8)
I believe the answer is:
hereford
'farm animal' is the definition.
(I know that Hereford is a beef cattle)
'present intended to be given to daughter' is the wordplay.
'present' becomes 'here' (both can mean in attendance).
'intended to be given to' becomes 'for' (eg a present intended for someone).
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'here'+'for'+'d'='HEREFORD'
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for hereford that I've seen before include "English cathedral city" , "Red and white cattle breed" , "cross breed of cattle" , "hardy breed" , "Place" .)