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Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey’s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Defining and Evaluating Breeds
Livestock through the Ages
Livestock in North America
Understanding Genetics
Breeding Approaches
Breed Registries
Notes on the Breed Descriptions
Cattle
A Brief History
New Breeds from Old
Form and Function
American
American-British White Park
Amerifax
Ancientn White Park
Angus
Ankole-Watusi
Aubrac
Ayrshire
Barzona
Beefalo
Beefmaster
Belgian Blue
Blonde d'Aquitaine
Braford
Brahman
Braunvieh/Brown Swiss
BueLingo
Canadian Speckle Park
Canadienne
Charolais
Chianina
Corriente
Devon and Milking Devon
Dexter
Dutch Belted
Florida Cracker
Galloway
Gelbvieh
Guernsey
Hays Converter
Hereford
Highland
Holstein (Friesian)
Jersey
Kerry
Limousin
Lincoln Red
Lineback
Lowline
Maine-Anjou
Marchigiana
Murray Grey
Normande
Norwegian Red
Parthenais
Piedmontese
Pineywoods
Pinzgauer
Red Poll
Romagnola
Salers
Santa Gertrudis
Senepol
Shorthorn and Milking Shorthorn
Simmental
South Devon
Tarentaise
Texas Longhorn
Tuli
Wagyu
Welsh Black
Goats
A Brief History
Form and Function
Alpine
Angora
Arapawa
Boer
Golden Guernsey
Kiko
Kinder
LaMancha
Myotonic
Nigerian Dwarf
Nubian
Oberhasli
Pygmy
Pygora
Saanen and Sable
San Clemente
Spanish
Toggenburg
Pigs
A Brief History
Form and Function
American Landrace
American Yorkshire
Berkshire
Chester White
Choctaw
Duroc
Gloucestershire Old Spot
Guinea Hog
Hampshire
Hereford
Lacombe
Large Black
Mulefoot
Ossabaw Island
Pietrain
Poland China
Red Wattle
Spotted
Tamworth
Vietnamese Potbelly
Sheep
A Brief History
Form and Function
Blackbelly
Black Welsh Mountain
Bluefaced Leicester
Border Cheviot
Brecknock Hill Cheviot
British Milk Sheep
California Red
California Variegated Mutant/Romeldale
Canadian Arcott
Charollais
Clun Forest
Columbia
Coopworth
Cormo
Corriedale
Cotswold
Debouillet
Dorper
Dorset
East Friesian
Finnsheep
Gulf Coast Native
Hampshire
Hog Island
Icelandic
Ile de France
Jacob
Karakul
Katahdin
Lacaune
Leicester Longwool
Lincoln Longwool
Merino
Montadale
Navajo-Churro
Newfoundland
North Country Cheviot
Oxford
Panama
Perendale
Polypay
Rambouillet
Rideau Arcott
Romanov
Romney
Royal White
Santa Cruz
Scottish Blackface
Shetland
Shropshire
Soay
Southdown
St. Croix
Suffolk
Targhee
Teeswater
Texel
Tunis
Wensleydale
Wiltshire Horn
Glossary
Resources
Bibliography
Photography Credits
Expert Consultants
Index
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