Pigs : a handbook to the breeds of the world
1993, 1st edition. Mountfield : Helm. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance : From Colwall Library with their bookplate to front pastedown. Item #392323
ISBN: 1873403178
Physical description: xv, 256 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index. Contents: Wild pigs -- Pig family -- Wild pigs of Africa -- Wild pigs of Asia -- Eurasian wild boar -- Taming the wild -- Pig breeding -- Simple genetics -- Commercial breeding -- Europe -- United Kingdom and Ireland -- Scandinavia -- Netherlands -- Belgium -- France -- Spain and Portugal -- Italy -- Switzerland and Austria -- Germany -- Eastern Europe -- Russia and the Republics of the former USSR -- Asia -- India -- China -- South East Asia -- Japan -- Australasia -- Africa -- America -- Canada -- United States of America -- Latin America -- Pig breeding companies -- Extinct breeds -- Synonyms. Subjects: Breeding; Swine; Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Pictorial works; Swine breeds; Breeds of domestic animals; Pigs; Races, Selection, Genetics.
Price: €18.95