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2. Category:Animals described in the 18th century - Wikipedia

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3. Mini farm animals are adorable. There's also a growing ... - AOL

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   Like chickens, mini farm animals appeal to beginners who wan. Americans are showing more interest in owning miniature cows, goats, donkeys and other diminutive farm animals, a trend driven by ...

4. Miniature cattle - Wikipedia

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   An American breeder, Richard Gradwohl, has developed eighteen different strains of miniature cattle. [3] Miniature Galloway, Hereford and Holstein have been bred. [2]: 245 [3] In the United States, small zebuine cattle deriving from stock imported from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Sweden may be registered as "Miniature Zebu"; [2]: 245 in Australia, similar cattle may be known as "Nadudana".

5. Dexter cattle - Wikipedia

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   A chondrodysplastic-dwarf cow. The Dexter is an Irish breed of small cattle. [6] It originated in the eighteenth century in County Kerry, in south-western Ireland, and appears to be named after a man named Dexter, who was factor of the estates of Lord Hawarden on Valentia Island.

6. Agriculture in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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   This was due to a shortage of pasture for farm animals and, thus, a shortage of nitrogen-rich manure to fertilize the arable land. Moreover, because of population growth after the 9th century, marginal lands, pasture, and woodlands were converted into arable lands which further reduced the number of farm animals and the quantity of manure. [59]

7. British Agricultural Revolution - Wikipedia

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   As more farmers followed his lead, farm animals increased dramatically in size and quality. The average weight of a bull sold for slaughter at Smithfield was reported around 1700 as 370 pounds (170 kg), though this is considered a low estimate: by 1786, weights of 840 pounds (380 kg) were reported, [ 55 ] [ 56 ] though other contemporary ...

8. Robert Bakewell (agriculturalist) - Wikipedia

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   As more and more farmers followed his lead, farm animals increased dramatically in size and quality. In 1700, the average weight of a bull sold for slaughter was 370 pounds (168 kg). By 1786, that weight had more than doubled to 840 pounds (381 kg) [citation needed]. However, after his death, the Dishley Longhorn was replaced with short-horn ...

9. BBC historic farm series - Wikipedia

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   Historians and archaeologists play the parts of ordinary people and live and work immersed in the time specified. The team perform the everyday crafts such as hunting, gathering, sowing and reaping as well as experimenting with more specialised work like blacksmithing, woodcutting and mining under the eyes of an experienced tutor.