ABSTRACT

First Published in 2005. This book is a history of the techniques of livestock husbandry in Britain and of the evolution of British breeds of domesticated animals of the farm. Adequate background on the business of buying and selling stock and of the influence of the market upon pastoral policy has been included throughout. As such, this title will be of use to new students and those with an existing background in the history British livestock husbandry.

chapter 1|42 pages

Prehistoric And Roman Britain

chapter 2|44 pages

Saxon Settlement An Domesday Survey

chapter 3|44 pages

Livestock Farming In The Later Middle Ages

chapter 4|41 pages

Mediaeval Sheep Husbandry