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Art and Science in Breeding
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Creating Better Chickens
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Artikel-Nr:
9781442643956
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
21.01.2012
Seiten:
228
Autor:
Margaret Derry
Gewicht:
586 g
Format:
236x156x30 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Margaret E. Derry is an adjunct professor in the Department of History and associated faculty at the Campbell Centre for Animal Welfare in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Guelph.
Using poultry as a case study for the wider narrative of agricultural genetics, Art and Science in Breeding adds considerable knowledge to a rapidly growing field of inquiry.
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Historical Background: Chickens, Those Lowly Creatures. 2. From Barnyard Scavenger on to Bird of Beauty and Use. 3. The Development of Agricultural Genetics in Relation to North American Chicken Breeding. 4. Breeding for Eggs: Conflict between Science and Craft. 5. The "Scientizing" of Breeding in the Egg Industry. 6. North American Chicken Breeding and the Rise of the Broiler Industry. 7. Epilogue: Global Trends in Chicken Breeding after 1950. Conclusions. Notes. Bibliography.