Designer cows: The practice of cattle breeding between skill and standardization

Society and Animals

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-49

  Grasseni, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARENA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BOS;

EID: 18744404032     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568530053966652     Document Type: Review

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