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Poultry breeding notebook '99 II' [1899 notebook II], May 1899 - Dec. 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10161/1/1/3
Poultry breeding notebook '99 II' [1899 notebook II]
Poultry breeding notebook '99 II' [1899 notebook II]

Scope and Contents

Laboratory notebook containing records for birds from poultry breeding lines A, B, C, and D which hatched between May and June 1899, including birds A 134 - A 271.

Entries include notes on colour, comb and other physical characteristics, state of health, and cause of death, etc. The entry for bird A 223 records that it was killed by a rat or a cat [page 98].

Dates

  • Creation: May 1899 - Dec. 1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (143 pp) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Spine is damaged. Includes straw between pages 25-26. Pages numbered 2-7 are blank. Page 37 was missed in the pagination sequence. 215 x 135 mm

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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