The Theory and Practice of Breeding to Type and Its Application to the Breeding of Dogs, Farm Animals, Cage Birds and Other Small Pets - Hardcover

by C. J. Davies (Author)

C. J. Davies's The Theory and Practice of Breeding to Type (1928) applies the breeder's art across dogs, farm animals, cage birds and other small pets.

First published in 1928, it sets out the principles of selection, heredity and breeding to a fixed type, illustrated with practical examples across many kinds of stock.

A thoughtful early guide to the breeder's art, restored in an affordable modern edition for the practical breeder and the student of animal husbandry.

This edition features:

• Explains the principles of breeding livestock to a fixed type.
• Covers dogs, farm animals, cage birds and small pets.
• Illustrated with practical examples of selection and heredity.
• Restored from the original text in a modern edition.