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The quest to conserve rare breeds : setting the record straight / Lawrence Alderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alderson, Lawrence, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rare breeds--Conservation.
- Rare breeds.
- Rare breeds--Breeding.
- Sustainable biodiversity.
- Breeding.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 119 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book contains 5 chapters that describe the history, development, current progress, planning, sustainability and future challenges of animal breeding programmes to ensure the survival of rare and endangered livestock breeds, while also promoting biological diversity, environmental protection and sustainability of animal production systems.
- Contents:
- A blank canvas
- Visionaries: a concept is born
- Building the structure
- Conservation in action
- The way ahead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Title from PDF title page (viewed July 7, 2020).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Alderson, Lawrence. Quest to conserve rare breeds.
- ISBN:
- 9781789247138
- 9781789247121
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- Access limited to subscribing institution.
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