ACBS 160D1 Lecture 50: 50-industrializationwithanimals
30 Nov 2016
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In preindustrial society, over 80% of people live in rural areas. By 1850, for the first time in world history, more people in a country (great britain) lived in cities than in rural areas. Robert bakewell (1726-1795): a farmer, he transformed stock husbandry; trained other breeders: Bakewell was one of the first farmers to breed both sheep and cattle for meat instead of primarily for wool or work. Bred cattle and sheep: cattle for the butcher (heavy in the joints that yielded the most meat, quality of flesh and fat) Cattle were machines for turning meat into money . Methodical artificial selection and inbreeding fixed desireable traits and made hugely meaty animals. In early 1800s hubback the prize bull--an ideal ox--toured england in specially constructed carriage. Greatest success with sheep: meat and long wool types that matured quickly-- to market in 2 year. In london, urbanization created huge demand for beef and mutton.
