Product Description

This history of one of our best-loved animals, first published in 1986, traces the development of the pig as an integral part of British agriculture and describes the changes that have taken place both in its breeding and in its husbandry. This new edition, illustrated with paintings, photographs and line drawings, includes the famous "Dissertation upon Roast Pig" by Charles Lamb, along with a new introduction and updated final chapter taking account of the most recent developments.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #988275 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
"'...charmingly illustrated with old engravings and new photographs...an elegantly produced summary of a complicated subject' - Juliet Clutton-Brock, TLS; '...a fine and well-told morality tale, whose basic message applies not only to pigs but to all livestock in all ages, the world over' - Colin Tudge, New Scientist; '...brings home to one what splendid creatures pigs are... and what a contribution they have made to good living and even to survival' - Lord Blake, Financial Times Books of the Year 1986"

About the Author
Julian Wiseman is Reader in Animal Production in the University of Nottingham.