Bred for Perfection: Shorthorn Cattle, Collies, and Arabian Horses Since 1800
(Part of the Animals, History, Culture Series)
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How did animal breeding emerge as a movement? Who took part and for what reasons? How do the pedigree and market systems work? What light might the movement shed on the assumptions behind human eugenics? In Bred for Perfection, Margaret Derry provides the most comprehensive and accessible book yet published on the human quest to improve and develop livestock. Derry, herself a breeder and trained historian of science, explores the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801873444
ISBN13:9780801873447
Release Date:November 2003
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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