Know Your Rare Breeds

The UK is home to a wide variety of livestock breeds. Some of these can be seen throughout the country while others are extremely rare, victims of changes in farming methods, consumer tastes or simply unlucky circumstance. In this new book Jack draws our attention to 44 breeds in need of protection. They are all native to the UK and most of the breeds featured have less than 1,000 breeding females remaining. Following the style of his previous book, Jack's concise texts explain each breed's history, appearance and uses today. Each text is accompanied by a full page photograph of the breed.Marea Britanie gazduieste o mare varietate de rase de animale. Unele dintre acestea pot fi vazute in toata tara, in timp ce altele sunt extrem de rare, victime ale schimbarilor in metodele de cultivare, gusturile consumatorilor sau pur si simplu imprejurari nefericite. In aceasta noua carte, Jack ne atrage atentia asupra a 44 de rase care au nevoie de protectie. Toate sunt native din Marea Britanie si majoritatea rasel