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Poultry breeding notebook '1903 I 100-297' [1903 notebook I], Jan. 1903 - Oct. 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10161/1/1/12
Poultry breeding notebook '1903 I 100-297' [1903 notebook I]
Poultry breeding notebook '1903 I 100-297' [1903 notebook I]

Scope and Contents

Laboratory notebook containing records for poultry breeding lines W 100-297 (birds which hatched between January and February 1903).

Entries for each bird include notes on colour, comb and other physical characteristics (e.g. crooked feet), state of health, and cause/date of death or transfer, etc. Sketches of birds are included on [pp. 20v, 30v and 158r]. Bird W 121 is marked ‘colour important’ [page 23v]. Some birds are marked as given to Mrs G. Darwin or to Lady Jebb.

Dates

  • Creation: Jan. 1903 - Oct. 1904

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (199 pp) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

220 x 150 mm

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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