Body size
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Body size and conformation in sheep from birth to maturity as affected by breed, crossbreeding, maternal and other factors, 1974
Located in A.B.R.O. Reprints 1973 - 1974. Volume 8 of 19.
Carcass length in the bacon pig; its association with vertebrae numbers and prediction from radiographs of the young pig, March 1960
Located in A.B.R.O. Reprints 1958 - 1961. Volume 2 of 19.
Compensation for Extra Length, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of the compensation for excessive length in horses size after Goubaux and Barrier (by permission of Messrs. Lippencott).
Cross-Section Chests Cattle, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of cross-sections of three breeds of cattle's chests, a Hereford, a Shorthorn and a Galloway to demonstrate the size and shape differences. Handwritten notes describe the findings beneath the image.
Discriminating between monozygotic and dizygotic cattle twins, 1991
Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1991. Part 2.
Effects of rapid inbreeding and of crossing inbred lines on the growth of linear body dimensions of sheep, 1992
Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1992. Part 2.
Excessive Length from Two Different Causes, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of excessive length in horses from two different causes after Goubaux and Barrier (by permission of Messrs. Lippencott).
Genetic aspects of mammalian growth and survival in relation to body size, 1990
Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1990. Part 2.
Increase in Size of the Horse, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of four horses of varying sizes: a) the Eohippus, the smallest Lower Eocene horse known; b) the Orohippus, the Middle Eocene horse; c) the Mesohippus, the Lower Oligocene horse, 4 1/2 hands high; d) the Hypohippus, of 'forest horse.'
Increase in Size of the Horse, 1870s-1930s
Photographs of horse skeletons showing the increase in size of the horse over time. The image shows a small articulated skeleton of the Eohippus, placed beneath the limbs of the original American horse or Equus scotti as mounted in the American Museum of Natural History in New York, USA with a scale next to them showing the progressive increase in size.