Margaret Derry

Art and Science in Breeding (eBook, PDF)

Creating Better Chickens

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

DerryMargaret:

Margaret E. Derry is an adjunct professor in the Department of History at the University of Guelph.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442698239
• Artikelnr.: 48945652

Autorenporträt

By Margaret E. Derry

Inhaltsangabe

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.