Cold Norton farm, 1948-1993
Scope and Contents
Comprises administrative, financial and estates records of ABRO, as well as reports, publications and press cuttings. There is also a large amount of research data, including the working papers of the scientist St Clair Taylor.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1993
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: Animal Breeding Research Organisation. ABRO (1945 - 1986) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This material is held offsite. As such we need advance notice of any consultation. The lead time will be dependent on the quantity and complexity of what is requested. Please contact the Archives Manager in the first instance.
Certain restrictions apply.
Biographical / Historical
Cold Norton farm near Stone, Staffordshire, was acquired by ABRO in March 1948. Its location amidst the largest concentration of dairy cows in Britain made it ideal for the collection of twin calves, one of the areas of fundamental research in ABRO's research programme. Blythbank farm was also later used to accommodate the growing numbers of cattle. Other research carried out at Cold Norton was the long-term crossbreeding experiment, which involved crossing Ayrshire, Friesian and Jersey breeds. Sheep experiments were also run there, focusing on breed comparisons, including exotic breeds, as sires of crossbred ewes and sires of slaughter lambs.
Full Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 7.5 linear metres (56 'A' boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Fonds: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk