Art and Science in Breeding : Creating Better Chickens /

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Margaret E. Derry traces the history and organization of chicken breeding in North America, from craft approaches and breeding as an 'art, ' to the conflicts that had emerged between traditional and scientific methods by the 1940s. Derry assesses links between the 'scientific' re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Derry, Margaret E. (Margaret Elsinor), 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Chickens > Breeding.
Chicken industry.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Poulets > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Poulets > Industrie > Canada > Histoire.
Chicken industry > United States > History.
Chicken industry > Canada > History.
Chickens > Genetic engineering > United States > History.
Chickens > Genetic engineering > Canada > History.
Chickens > Breeding > United States > History.
Chickens > Breeding > Canada > History.
United States.
Canada.
History.
Electronic books.
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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