The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
Author | : Janet Vorwald Dohner |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300138139 |
ISBN-13 | : 030013813X |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds by : Janet Vorwald Dohner
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds written by Janet Vorwald Dohner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmyard animals may hold critical keys for our survival, Jan Dohner warns, and with each extinction, genetic traits of potentially vital importance to our agricultural future or to medical progress are forever lost."--BOOK JACKET.