Download or read book Robert Bakewell and the Longhorn Breed of Cattle written by Pat Stanley and published by Farming Press Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with a remarkable chapter in agricultural history. Bakewell was the man who - against considerable opposition - pioneered line breeding and progeny testing techniques for the improvement of livestock. This enabled the growing human populations of the 19th century to be fed.