9780442262792 - Rare Breeds de Ralph-whitlock (3 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Near fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near fine. Small quarto, 27.5 cm x 21 cm, 160 pp. There is some wrinkling along the bottom of the inner flaps of the dust jacket and a minor stain on the front end paper. There is some minor wear along the bottom of the spine of the book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Green boards, gilt stamping to spine, scuffing to front cover, else Very Good in Very Good dj.

[0-442-26279-5] 1980. (4to) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 160pp. Photographs. There is a previous owner's name and address in ink on the front free endpaper, and the dust jacket is lightly worn including a small closed tear along the spine. "Breeds of domesticated animal are man-made - evolved to suit man's need. Let their purpose become obsolete or the breed be superseded by something more efficient, and the incentive to preserve the breed is lost. But in the search for more efficient production, earlier maturity, etc., lies a constant risk of loss of hardihood, disease resistance, and other intangible qualities. Safety lies in the genetic reservoirs of primitive types - rare breeds". Book about Rare Breeds. (Permaculture, Breeding, Cattle, Domestic Animals, Farming, Permaculture, Pigs, Sheep).