The Cow - Rutland, Catrin
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"We populate the countryside with cows the world over, and their familiar presence ensures that global demands for milk and beef are met. But with more than a billion cattle on the planet, the importance of cows extends well beyond food production ... [This book] is a comprehensive guide to help us understand these important animals, offering a wealth of information about their anatomy and behaviors, breed varieties, and place in human culture past and present. Exploring the cow's livestock credentials and beyond, this book combines ... text, ... photographs, and explanatory diagrams to…mehr

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"We populate the countryside with cows the world over, and their familiar presence ensures that global demands for milk and beef are met. But with more than a billion cattle on the planet, the importance of cows extends well beyond food production ... [This book] is a comprehensive guide to help us understand these important animals, offering a wealth of information about their anatomy and behaviors, breed varieties, and place in human culture past and present. Exploring the cow's livestock credentials and beyond, this book combines ... text, ... photographs, and explanatory diagrams to examine the cow's fascinating biology, its hard-wired behaviors, and its relationship with humankind"--Back cover.
Autorenporträt
Catrin Rutland is associate professor of anatomy and developmental genetics at the University of Nottingham, specializing in cardiovascular disorders and anatomy of humans and animals. She is the coauthor of The Chicken and The Horse (both Princeton) and has written on science for the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Independent, and Guardian newspapers. Twitter @catrinrutland