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The Breeds of Cattle of Devon and Cornwall with Special Reference to Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2016

J. R. Currie
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In a paper of this kind it would be very easy to be over ambitious and therefore be tempted to go too far in an effort to establish relationships between the physical and the other factors which have influenced the livestock policy of this region. Apart from the complexities of these relationships which make it difficult to determine their influence, there is generally a large gap in our knowledge of the physical data relating to livestock farming. For example it is only fairly recently that we have come to realise the subtle influence that certain “trace elements” have on the health of ruminant livestock, and also the marked differences that exist in the feeding value of grass of varied species according to the type of farming practised.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production , Volume 1948 , Issue 2: Tenth Meeting , August 1948 , pp. 5 - 26
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1948

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Note on page 7 * As published in “Devon and Cornwall.” Preliminary Survey by the University College of South-West. Original data by A. Blenkinsop of Seale Hayne Agricultural College.

Note on page 9 * Supplied through the courtesy of J. H. Kirk.

Note on page 13 * Obtained from figures supplied by the M.M.B., through the courtesy of J. Edwards.