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The Australian ark : a history of domesticated animals in Australia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsonson, Ian M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., [1998]
Subjects:
Animals, Domestic > history.
Sheep.
Animal Diseases > history.
Australia.
Table of Contents:
  • Beginning : the first domesticated animals of the settlement of New South Wales
  • The new settlement : Governor Phillip and Lieutenant-Governor King
  • The importance of Philip Gidley King
  • The Reverend Samuel Marsden
  • Macarthur's role in the Australian sheep industry
  • Other important early sheep breeders
  • Saxony sheep
  • The agricultural companies in the colonies
  • The new state colonies
  • Cattle in the colonies
  • Horses in the colonies
  • Acclimatisation societies
  • The British background of the veterinary profession in the Australian colonies
  • Diseases of sheep in the colonies
  • Diseases of cattle in the colonies
  • Diseases that affect most mammals
  • Legislation for control of animals from 1800 to Federation
  • Changing for the future