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Farming Today This Week: Rare Breeds
Charlotte Smith finds out about rare breeds of pig, sheep and poultry at Bicton College in Devon, plus she hears about genetics and the use of rare-breed cattle on upland farms.
Rare breed pigs, sheep and poultry are what Charlotte Smith's finding out about with staff and students at Bicton College in Devon. We hear about the advantages of rare breed cattle on upland farms, enabling conservation grazing. Contributors include Tom Beeston of the Rare Breed Survival Trust, and Libby Henson on the challenges of mapping the bloodlines of rare breed species.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Mark Smalley.
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Sat 28 Feb 2015
06:30
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