Today’s sheep can thank, in part, a man named Robert Bakewell for their current state. Bakewell is credited as the first person to selectively breed animals for specific traits. And while he fussily ...

Domestic sheep are thought to have descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia (left). Robert Bakewell also played a large role in breeding sheep to be big but delicately-boned, with high ...

T his book marks the birth 300 years ago on 23rd May 1725 of Robert Bakewell, the agricultural innovator, famous for rearing Longhorn Cattle, New Leicester Sheep and improving working horses.

Robert Siegel talks again with D.T. Max, author of The Family that Couldn't Sleep, about Robert Bakewell, the 18th century agriculturalist who introduced stockbreeding methods that changed the ...

The later sheep is more like the type associated with “southern” sheep these days, likely due to the influence of one of the pioneering figures of the British agricultural revolution, Robert Bakewell.

BAKEWELL, HUGHES ROBERT Beloved husband of Nancy; father of Lisa Bakewell, Hughes Bakewell, Jr., and Susan Bettino; brother of Cecile Woody; grandfather of six grandchildren. Also survived by many … ...

“We chose those sheep because Gore had gone to the farm of a progressive farmer, a man who developed this breed, his name was Robert Bakewell,” Roach said.

Scientists are gaining a unique insight into how sheep ... The British agricultural revolution of the 18th century led to radical changes in sheep breeding as pioneers such as Robert Bakewell ...

Tracing back to the original Longwool “improver” rams developed by Robert Bakewell in Derbyshire almost 200 years ago, the Bluefaced Leicester is at the core of today’s sheep industry.

Nature - What if Mendel had studied sheep? ... Robert Bakewell in England had demonstrated the effectiveness of selection — aided by inbreeding — to fix qualities, ...

Robert Siegel talks again with D.T. Max, ... about Robert Bakewell, the 18th century agriculturalist who introduced stockbreeding methods that changed the quality of Britain's sheep and cattle. ...