The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds

The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
Author: Janet Vorwald Dohner
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 030013813X


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"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.


The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
Language: en
Pages: 528
Authors: Janet Vorwald Dohner
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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"The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmy
An Introduction to Heritage Breeds
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: D. Phillip Sponenberg DVM
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04-06 - Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

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Developed for the particular needs of the working farm, heritage breeds have proved invaluable to small-scale agricultural production for centuries. This compre
The Turkey
Language: en
Pages: 267
Authors: Andrew F. Smith
Categories: Cooking
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-01 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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“Talking turkey” about the bird you thought you knew Fondly remembered as the centerpiece of family Thanksgiving reunions, the turkey is a cultural symbol a
Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Carol Ekarius
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-07-18 - Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

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More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of this definitive primer for intrepid poultry farmers and feather fanciers alike. From the Manx Rumpy to
Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties
Language: en
Pages: 398
Authors: Valerie Porter
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: CABI

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"It is an essential reference book for all those concerned with domestic livestock, in animal breeding and genetics."--BOOK JACKET.