British Cattle (Shire Library)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0747805148 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazing!! Nora Courtney This author has the most amazing set of books! I highly recommend any of Val Porter's books for cow lovers of all ages!
Cows are something of a passion: she worked with a Jersey dairy herd and kept her own Jersey housecows in the 1970s, and through them she became interested in rare breeds of cattle at a time when the 'black-and-whites' were so dominant that there was little space left for anything more colourful. . Val Porter has written several books on breeds of livestock worldwide (cattle, pigs and goats) and on caring for cows in particular. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for m
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. Since the eighteenth century, British cattle breeds have spread worldwide and have made the names of several counties famous in distant lands. Agricultural practices and the markets that farmers serve change, but there will always be a place for good breeds that can meet different needs.. 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. Yet some of those breeds have become extinct and many others have become so rare in their own country
Cows are something of a passion: she worked with a Jersey dairy herd and kept her own Jersey housecows in the 1970s, and through them she became interested in rare breeds of cattle at a time when the 'black-and-whites' were so dominant that there was little space left for anything more colourful. About the Author Val Porter has written several books on breeds of livestock worldwide (cattle, pigs and goats) and on caring for cows in particular. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for many years and was co-author of the Trust's history, Saving the Breed.