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Cattle A Handbook to the Breeds of World Valerie Porter Illustrated Cow Guide
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Illustrated
- Release Year
- 2007
- Ex Libris
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781861269348
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
T.H.E. Crowood Press
ISBN-10
186126934X
ISBN-13
9781861269348
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038609954
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cattle : a Handbook to the Breeds of the World
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Animals / Mammals
Illustrator
Yes, Tebblt, Jake
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
49.4 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
636.2
Synopsis
This encyclopedic guide traces the domestication of cattle, looking at the evolution and eventual extinction of different types and breeds. Its later chapters also touch on the wild species of the cattle family and some of their unusual interesting domesticates. Each chapter is separated according to the breed's country of origin, setting the region's cattle in a cultural as well as an agricultural context. Their main roles are also explored both historically and currently, from the production of meat or milk to representing currency or social status., This encyclopedic guidetraces the domestication of cattle, looking at the evolution and eventual extinction of different types and breeds. Its later chapters also touch on the wild species of the cattle family and some of their unusual interesting domesticates.Each chapter is separatedaccording to the breed's country of origin, setting the region's cattle in a cultural as well as an agricultural context. Their main roles are also explored both historically and currently, from the production of meat or milk torepresenting currency or social status.", This book describes in detail nearly every variety and breed of cattle in the world, both domesticated and wild. It includes most of the newest breeds especially the zebu-taurine crosses and bison-cattle and yak-cattle hybrids and many important extinct breeds. The early chapters trace the domestication of cattle, looking more closely at the now extinct ancestral aurochs, and how different types and breeds gradually evolved, while later chapters study wild species of the cattle family and some of their unusual interesting domesticants, especially in Asia. The breed entries are gathered in geographical sections according to the breed's country of origin. Each section has an introduction, which sets the region's cattle in a cultural as well as an agricultural context. The development of each breed is traced, with ample reference to influential breeds that no longer exist or are rare today. The animal's physical characteristics are described [including typical coat colouring and markings, horns, sizes and conformation] along with their main roles historically and currently [for the production of meat or milk, as a work animal or as a form of currency or status symbol] and their special characteristics.
LC Classification Number
SF198
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