Abstract The three dairy breeds that dominated Dutch dairying in the twentieth century ‐ Black and White, Red and White, and Groningen Whitehead ‐ were first described by agriculturalist Iman van den Bosch on the basis of a quantitative analysis of their bodily dimensions. However, Van den Bosch did not analyse his data statistically, and a reanalysis with modern statistical tools shows that the data do not warrant a division into three distinct breeds. Historically, this is just a side note, yet it is important in light of recent conservation efforts. After the ‘Holsteinisation’ of the Dutch dairy herd in the 1970s, the three breeds declined and were ultimately listed as rare breeds. Currently they are taken to be authentic relics of centu...
With their long, black hair, their proudly arched necks, their majestic appearance and their impress...
In Benelux countries, there is a genomic continuum of red-pied cattle breeds. Some of them are still...
The Jersey and Holstein are the most popular breeds of dairy cattle in America. Only the efforts of ...
Abstract The three dairy breeds that dominated Dutch dairying in the twentieth century ‐ Black and W...
From a genetic point of view, the selection of breeds and animals within breeds for conservation in ...
In the 1940s and 1950s, Dutch scientists became increasingly critical of the practices of commercial...
In the 1970s and 1980s Dutch farmers replaced their dual-purpose Friesian cows with Holsteins, a hig...
peer reviewedPost-second world war, Belgian cattle were still bred in racial zones. There were two t...
Cattle are kept worldwide in various environments and play many different roles in our society. We h...
This article attempts to present the broad outlines of technological change in Dutch cattle breeding...
Potentially beneficial traits of Dutch rare breeds for agro-ecological farming Focus on biodiversity...
The concept of a breed, in which all members have a pedigree tracing their ancestry, was developed p...
This article analyzes the postwar transformation of the Dutch Warmblood farm horse into a riding hor...
This article analyzes the postwar transformation of the Dutch Warmblood farm horse into a riding hor...
Breed registries have been established for livestock species to maintain the purity of breeds and to...
With their long, black hair, their proudly arched necks, their majestic appearance and their impress...
In Benelux countries, there is a genomic continuum of red-pied cattle breeds. Some of them are still...
The Jersey and Holstein are the most popular breeds of dairy cattle in America. Only the efforts of ...
Abstract The three dairy breeds that dominated Dutch dairying in the twentieth century ‐ Black and W...
From a genetic point of view, the selection of breeds and animals within breeds for conservation in ...
In the 1940s and 1950s, Dutch scientists became increasingly critical of the practices of commercial...
In the 1970s and 1980s Dutch farmers replaced their dual-purpose Friesian cows with Holsteins, a hig...
peer reviewedPost-second world war, Belgian cattle were still bred in racial zones. There were two t...
Cattle are kept worldwide in various environments and play many different roles in our society. We h...
This article attempts to present the broad outlines of technological change in Dutch cattle breeding...
Potentially beneficial traits of Dutch rare breeds for agro-ecological farming Focus on biodiversity...
The concept of a breed, in which all members have a pedigree tracing their ancestry, was developed p...
This article analyzes the postwar transformation of the Dutch Warmblood farm horse into a riding hor...
This article analyzes the postwar transformation of the Dutch Warmblood farm horse into a riding hor...
Breed registries have been established for livestock species to maintain the purity of breeds and to...
With their long, black hair, their proudly arched necks, their majestic appearance and their impress...
In Benelux countries, there is a genomic continuum of red-pied cattle breeds. Some of them are still...
The Jersey and Holstein are the most popular breeds of dairy cattle in America. Only the efforts of ...