The Herds Shot Round the World : Native Breeds and the British Empire, 1800-1900 /

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"As Britain industrialized in the early nineteenth century, animal breeders faced the need to convert livestock into products while maintaining the distinctive character of their breeds. Thus they transformed cattle and sheep adapted to regional environments into bulky, quick-fattening beasts....

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Autor principal: Woods, Rebecca J. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sheep breeds.
Industrial revolution.
Endemic animals.
Cattle breeds.
British colonies.
Animal industry.
Agrobiodiversity.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Biodiversite agricole.
Revolution industrielle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Animaux endemiques > Grande-Bretagne.
Bovins > Races > Grande-Bretagne.
Moutons > Races > Grande-Bretagne.
Industrie animale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Industrial revolution > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Endemic animals > Great Britain.
Cattle breeds > Great Britain.
Sheep breeds > Great Britain.
Animal industry > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A breed in any other place
  • Much ado about mutton
  • The first breed of cattle
  • Native colonials
  • A universal type
  • The return of the native breed.

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