Breeding a better China: Pigs, practices, and place in a Chinese county, 1929-1937

Geographical Review

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-22

  Schmalzer, Sigrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural reform; Breeding; China; Pigs; Science

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HYBRIDIZATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG;

ASIA; CHINA; DINGXIAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEBEI;

EID: 2942530437     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4140948     Document Type: Article

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