Robert Bakewell and the Longhorn Breed of Cattle
Author: Pat Stanley
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780523630526
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Robert Bakewell and the Longhorn Breed of Cattle
Author: Pat Stanley
Publisher: Farming Press Limited
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780852363058
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Deals with a remarkable chapter in agricultural history. Bakewell was the man who - against considerable opposition - pioneered line breeding and progeny testing techniques for the improvement of livestock. This enabled the growing human populations of the 19th century to be fed.
The Principles of Breeding Livestock - With Information on Heredity, Mendel's Laws, Selection and Improvement
Robert Bakewell, Pioneer Livestock Breeder
Matthew and George Culley
Author: Matthew Culley
Publisher: British Academy
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780197262757
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The travel journals and letters of Matthew and George Culley give a fresh and practical picture of agriculture and related conditions in England and Scotland in the late eighteenth century, as seen by two successful farmers who pioneered and spread improved methods and livestock breeds in Northumberland and beyond. These down-to-earth journals are worthy to stand alongside such famous contemporary works as Arthur Young's Tours and John Byng's Diaries.
Poultry Husbandry
The Breeder's Gazette
Link to the Past, Bridge to the Future
Author: John P. Hunter
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780879351939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new title provides a link to our colonial past, when animals were a vital part of everyday life, demonstrating animals were a vital part of everyday life, demonstrating the integral role animals once played by providing labor, transportation, recreation and companionship.
The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
Author: Janet Vorwald Dohner
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 030013813X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmyard animals may hold critical keys for our survival, Jan Dohner warns, and with each extinction, genetic traits of potentially vital importance to our agricultural future or to medical progress are forever lost."--BOOK JACKET.
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack
Author: Valerie Porter
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2016-03-09
Total Pages: 1107
ISBN-13: 1845934660
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding describes breeds of livestock worldwide as well as a range of breed-related subjects such as husbandry, health and behaviour. This definitive and prestigious reference work presents easily accessible information on domestication (including wild ancestors and related species), genetics and breeding, livestock produce and markets, as well as breed conservation and the cultural and social aspects of livestock farming. Written by renowned livestock authorities, these volumes draw on the authors' lifelong interest and involvement in livestock breeds of the world, presenting a unique, comprehensive and fully cross-referenced guide to cattle, buffalo, horses, pigs, sheep, asses, goats, camelids, yak and other domesticants.
