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A Treatise on Sheep; The Best Means for Their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of Their Diseases

By Ambrose Blacklock

2018-11-10 16:21:35

Excerpt........ HISTORY OF THE SHEEP. (1.) Origin of the Sheep.—As the origin of our domesticated animals has afforded scope for much curious speculation, so none have attracted a greater degree of attention in this respect than the sheep. In ... Read more
Excerpt........ HISTORY OF THE SHEEP. (1.) Origin of the Sheep.—As the origin of our domesticated animals has afforded scope for much curious speculation, so none have attracted a greater degree of attention in this respect than the sheep. Into these arguments, however, it would be absurd to enter; I shall therefore content myself with such opinions as are deemed the best. Placed in the Class Mammalia, and Order Ruminantia, the innumerable varieties at present existing may, according to Cuvier, whose tact in arranging animals is universally acknowledged, all be referred to four species—the Argali of Siberia, the Mouflon of Sardinia, the Mouflon of America, and the Mouflon of Africa—though to be rigidly accurate in natural distinctions he would refer them all to three, thereby excluding the third. Less

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PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781376629064
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Ambrose Blacklock
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Ambrose Blacklock (May 17, 1784 – October 5, 1866) was a Scottish-born farmer, physician and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Dumfries and studied medicine in Scotland. In 1807, h...

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