 | 1883 - 484 pages
...Hippique Percheronne. As we said in the introduction to the first volume, the aim of our Society is to preserve and perpetuate the valuable qualities...Percheron race against invasion from all sources. For centuries, the Percheron horse has taken his place among the first breeds of draft horses in the... | |
 | The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England - 1919 - 736 pages
...following extract from the preface to the stud book shows the spirit in which this book was instituted: “To preserve and perpetuate the valuable qualities...elements of breeding that have contributed to the grand result we now enjoy, and to classify carefully all animals with their pedigrees, that we may see what... | |
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To preserve and perpetuate the valuable qualities of the Percheron race against invasion from all sources is one of the missions of this society. In order to accomplish this purpose, it becomes necessary thoroughly to investigate all elements of breeding... 