Domestic Ducks and Geese

von Fred Hams

40 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The keeping of geese and ducks by people as a source of food dates back much earlier, perhaps as far as the first human settlements.In this book Fred Hams describes and illustrates the prominent domestic breeds that can be seen in Britain today - including Aylesbury, Pekin, Rouen, and Indian Runnerducks, and Embden, Toulouse and Brecon Buff geese - as well as describing the place of ducks and geese in farming and social history.

• Reihe: Shire Publications
• ISBN: 9780747804475
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2007
• Größe: 210 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc