Robert Bakewell and the Longhorn Breed of Cattle

by Pat Stanley

Deals with a remarkable chapter in agricultural history. Bakewell was the man who - against considerable opposition - pioneered line breeding and progeny testing techniques for the improvement of livestock. This enabled the growing human populations of the 19th century to be fed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852363052
• ISBN13: 9780852363058
• Release Date: January 1805
• Publisher: Farming Press Limited
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"