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"Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock. How have the methods used by geneticists differed from those employed by domestic breeders over time? Art and Science in Breeding details the relationship between farm practices and agricultural genetics in poultry breeding from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Derry, Margaret E. (Margaret Elsinor), 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Chickens > Breeding > Canada > History.
Chickens > Breeding > United States > History.
Chickens > Genetic engineering > Canada > History.
Chickens > Genetic engineering > United States > History.
Chicken industry > Canada > History.
Chicken industry > United States > History.
Poulets > Industrie > Canada > Histoire.
Poulets > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Chicken industry
Chickens > Breeding
Canada
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Historical Background: Chickens, Those Lowly Creatures
  • 2. From Barnyard Scavenger on to Bird of Beauty and Use
  • 3. The Development of Agricultural Genetics in Relation to North American Chicken Breeding
  • 4. Breeding for Eggs: Conflict between Science and Craft
  • 5. The "Scientizing" of Breeding in the Egg Industry
  • 6. North American Chicken Breeding and the Rise of the Broiler Industry
  • 7. Epilogue: Global Trends in Chicken Breeding after 1950.

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