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" British cattle / "
Val Porter.
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BL
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| Record Number
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880701
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| Main Entry
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Porter, Valerie,1942-
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| Title & Author
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British cattle /\ Val Porter.
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| Edition Statement
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New ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Shire,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Shire library ;; no. 392
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56 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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0747807647
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: 9780747807643
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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In the early days -- Longhorns and shorthorns -- Wales and England -- Scotland and Ireland -- New 'British' breeds.
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| Abstract
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Since the eighteenth century British cattle breeds have spread worldwide and have made the names of several counties famous in distant lands. Yet some of those breeds have become extinct and many others have become so rare in their own country that they are in danger of disappearing. In the hope of awakening enthusiasm for the diversity that still makes British cattle so interesting, this book describes all the existing breeds and many of those that have already gone. Diversity is crucial; cattle provide meat, milk, leather, muscle power and a wide range of by-products, and each breed was developed to meet specific demands. Most were perfectly suited to the environment in which they first developed - be it moorland, island, hill country or lush lowland.
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Cattle breeds-- Great Britain.
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Cattle breeds.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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636.22
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| LC Classification
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SF198.P66 2009
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