| Beskrivning | Correspondence and other records regarding the Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation. Subjects include: an investigation into the correlation between milk production and beef qualities in dual purpose cattle including a list of names of breeders; plans for new farm buildings and a progeny testing station at Dartington; visits by Dr Randel and Dr A Robertson to Lyndhurst and visits by Professor R G White and W Briggar, Farm Manager to Dartington; artificial insemination records; appointments; and an International Study Conference on Progeny Testing including a programme.
Correspondents include: Professor R G White, J M Randel, Dr Randel, Dr A Robertson, and Dr H Donald, Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation; G N Gould; Cornwall Agricultural Executive Committee; J Edgar, Walkford Farm; Dr T Bakker, Royal Netherlands Embassy; J P Maule, Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Breeding and Genetics; and I L Mason, Institute of Animal Genetics.
This folder also contains: a Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Breeding and Genetics Newsletter; minutes from a meeting of the Executive Committee of the British Society of Animal Production; and papers including 'Inbreeding Experiments in Dairy Cattle', 'The Use of Progeny Testing with Artificial Insemination in Dairy Cattle Breeding', 'A Breeding Policy for Artificial Insemination Stations', and 'Estimates of Genetic Gain in Milk Yield by Selection in a Closed Herd of Dairy Cattle'. |