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Livestock breeds

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Images referencing Livestock breeds

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  • A Devon steer. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1869, after E. Corbet.
  • A short horned cow. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1848, after H. Strafford.
  • A Leicester ram. Etching, ca 1839.
  • A Hereford ox. Etching by C. Cook, ca 1838, after J. Giles.
  • A ram and ewe of the Cheviot and Dorset breeds of sheep. Etching, ca 1822.
  • An Exmoor sheep. Stipple engraving by Neele.
  • A cow and bull of the Durham short-horned breed. Etching, ca 1822.
  • A short horned bull. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1849, after W.H. Davis.
  • A Hereford bull. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1849, after W.H. Davis.
  • A Hereford ox. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1848, after W.H. Davis.

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    A short horned cow. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1848, after H. Strafford.

    Strafford, Henry, active 1833-1873. | Date: 1850 | Reference: 39980i
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    A prize boar. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1867, after E. Corbet.

    Corbet, E., active 1856-1876. | Date: 1867 | Reference: 40067i
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    Animal genetic resources information = Bulletin d'information sur les ressources génétiques animales=Boletín de información sobre recursos genéticos animales. 38 (2006) / editors, S. Galal & J. Boyazoglu.

    | Date: 2006
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    A West Highland ox. Etching by H. Beckwith, ca 1844, after W.H. Davis.

    Davis, William Henry, active 1803-1849. | Date: 1 May 1844 | Reference: 39996i
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    A Devon steer. Etching by E. Hacker, ca 1869, after E. Corbet.

    Corbet, E., active 1856-1876. | Date: 1869 | Reference: 39990i

Related topics

Animals, Domestic
Cattle
Sheep
Bulls
Rams
Livestock - Breeding
Oxen
Cows
Ewes
Swine

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