This fascinating history of one of our best-loved animals, first published in 1986 to much critical acclaim, traces the development of the pig as an integral part of agriculture and describes the remarkable changes that have taken place both in its breeding and in its husbandry. This new edition, richly illustrated with paintings, photographs and line drawings, includes the famous "Dissertation upon Roast Pig" by Charles Lamb, along with a new introduction and updated final chapter taking account of the most recent agricultural developments regarding the powerful pig in our society.
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"charmingly illustrated with old engravings and new photographs - an elegantly produced summary of acomplicated subject." -- Times Literary Supplement
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Julian Wiseman is Reader in Animal Production in the University of Nottingham.
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A fine history of the pig in a new edition,
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This British history of the pig is illustrated with old engravings and more modern photos and provided a fine history of the pig in a new edition. Paintings, photos and drawings pepper and enhance the survey of the pig's breeds and spread.
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We have seen that the dominant type in Anglo-Saxon and medieval Europe was most likely the primitive prick-eared pig, and it is unlikely that any attempt was made to improve it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
minority breeds, pannage season, pig industry, bacon production, breeding policy, pig breeders, carcass quality, pig production, pig breeds, liveweight gain, store period, foreign breeds, herd books, white breed, white pigs, fat cover, meat quality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Show, Middle White, History of the British Pig, Fisher Hobbes, Gloucester Old Spot, Rural Cyclopaedia, New Forest, John Coates, Old Yorkshire, Black Dorset, Saunders Spencer, West Country, British Lop, East Anglian, Mike Potter, Anglo-Saxon England, British Isles, British Library, Old Leicester New!
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minority breeds, pannage season, pig industry, bacon production, breeding policy, pig breeders, carcass quality, pig production, pig breeds, liveweight gain, store period, foreign breeds, herd books, white breed, white pigs, fat cover, meat quality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Show, Middle White, History of the British Pig, Fisher Hobbes, Gloucester Old Spot, Rural Cyclopaedia, New Forest, John Coates, Old Yorkshire, Black Dorset, Saunders Spencer, West Country, British Lop, East Anglian, Mike Potter, Anglo-Saxon England, British Isles, British Library, Old Leicester New!
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- Cottage Economy (Verey & Von Kanitz Rural Classics) by William Cobbett on page 28, and Back Matter
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