Animal Breeding
Found in 262 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J. Oscar Muntz, 11 November 1905
Muntz asks Ewart's advice on the best book relating to the question of colour (in breeding) of animals, particularly the horse. He has a stud of moorland ponies on Dartmoor, Devon and hopes to experiment with some of the ponies at a later date.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Noble Graham, 24 November 1913
Graham writes concerning the confusion over the return of the pony 'Greylegs' to his farm. He thanks Ewart for his support of his breeding experiments and states that he will make enquiries about acquiring an Arab-Russian stud.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.E Shaw, 20 April 1899
Shaw congratulates Ewart on the publication of the Penycuik Experiments. He discusses his own interest in the breeding of a pair of Burchell's zebras located at the Zoological Gardens in Bristol, and the markings of their offspring. He offers to send Ewart the skin of an 11 month-old foal for his inspection. He asks for advice on the hybridisation of zebras with ponies and donkeys in their care.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lady Estella Mary Hope, 11 February 1904
Hope discusses some of the nose features of the ponies of which Ewart has sent her pictures, and provides some diagrams. She remarks that the Celtic pony appears to be very different from the ones she remembers in her youth. She states that she wishes to try and breed from her hare if he is still alive when she returns from abroad.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 13 August 1904
Cecil asks Ewart to order some more copies of 'that kiang of mine' to send out to various people. He recommends that Ewart contact Fincastle at Piershill, as he is the owner of South Harris and interested in the fisherman-crofters.He is also to be on the commitee to advise the Congested Districts Board and Crofters Commission and also well-placed to advise on the breeding of animals for miltary use.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Philip Lutley Sclater, 15 February 1901
Sclater answers Ewart's question about experiments in inbreeding in the Zoological Gardens. He states that, while that no experiments specifically based on inbreeding have been carried out at the Gardens, they are careful to inject new blood into their breeding programmes, to sustain the size, health and reproductive powers of the animals.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Philip Lutley Sclater, 18 February 1901
Sclater answers Ewart's question about breeding between brothers and sisters of the same breed of animal, stating they tend not to continue breeding well after a few years. He suggests that any breeding experiments would be better conducted in a quieter place than the Zoological Gardens.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Professor Dr Robert Muller, 06 July 1904
Muller requests references to any of Ewart's publications regarding the breeding of cattle and for recommendations of any English periodicals dealing with the subject of breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from S.C Burke, 03 February 1905
Burke confirms that he will call on Ewart in Montpelier, Jamaica. He hopes that Ewart will get lots of useful information on mule breeding while he is in Jamaica, and recommends that he visits J.W Edwards, an attorney who has experience of mule breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Will Hally (incomplete), 25 June 1910
Hally provides information gathered from his own experience of breeding experiments, chiefly concerning the persistence of the belief in telegony among breeders and the inheritance of colour in Dachshunds, Hackney stallions, rabbits and mice. He states that he believes that mental ability is inherited from the dam but temper from the sire, something which is not reflected in the higher consideration afforded to sires.
The second page of the letter is not present.