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Bred for Perfection

- Shorthorn Cattle, Collies, and Arabian Horses since 1800
Af: Margaret E. Derry Engelsk Hardback

Bred for Perfection

- Shorthorn Cattle, Collies, and Arabian Horses since 1800
Af: Margaret E. Derry Engelsk Hardback
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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 "triangle" of genetics, eugenics, and practical breeding, focusing on Shorthorn cattle, show dogs and working dogs, and one type of purebred horse, the Arabian. By examining specific breeders and the animals they produced, she illuminates the role of technology, genetics, culture, and economics in the system of purebred breeding. Bred for Perfection also provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare—since the dawn of time—has been intertwined with the lives of animals.

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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 "triangle" of genetics, eugenics, and practical breeding, focusing on Shorthorn cattle, show dogs and working dogs, and one type of purebred horse, the Arabian. By examining specific breeders and the animals they produced, she illuminates the role of technology, genetics, culture, and economics in the system of purebred breeding. Bred for Perfection also provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare—since the dawn of time—has been intertwined with the lives of animals.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 216
ISBN-13: 9780801873447
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0801873444
Kategori: Dyr og samfund
Udg. Dato: 6 jan 2004
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 163mm
Højde: 237mm
Forlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Oplagsdato: 6 jan 2004
Forfatter(e): Margaret E. Derry
Forfatter(e) Margaret E. Derry

Kategori Dyr og samfund

ISBN-13 9780801873447

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 216

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 163mm

Højde 237mm

Udg. Dato 6 jan 2004

Oplagsdato 6 jan 2004

Forlag Johns Hopkins University Press

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