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"How did animal breeding emerge as a movement? Who took part and for what reasons? How do the pedigree and market systems work? What light might the movement shed on the assumptions behind human eugenics? In \_Bred for Perfection\_, Margaret Derry provides the most comprehensive and accessible book yet published on the human quest to improve and develop livestock. Derry, herself a breeder and trained historian of science, explores the "triangle" of genetics, eugenics, and practical breeding, focusing on Shorthorn cattle, show dogs and working dogs, and one type of purebred horse, the Arabian. By examining specific breeders and the animals they produced, she illuminates the role of technology, genetics, culture, and economics in the system of purebred breeding. \_Bred for Perfection\_ also provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare―since the dawn of time―has been intertwined with the lives of animals." '"The best [purebred] animals in the world have always been bred for the love of them or the love of breeding and caring for them, rather than purely for profit" wrote a mid-twentieth-century C

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Author

Margaret Elsinor Derry

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801873447

Category

science

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Technology

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14