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001 2005032871
003 DLC
005 20051118102449.0
008 051114s2006 vtu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005032871
020 $a0754636488 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aHD9410.5$b.P45 2006
082 00 $a382/.416$222
100 1 $aPerren, Richard.
245 10 $aTaste trade and technology :$bthe development of the international meat industry since 1840 /$cRichard Perren.
260 $aBurlington :$bAshgate,$c2006.
263 $a0608
300 $ap. cm.
490 1 $aModern economic and social historyModern economic and social history series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aNew suppliers -- The growth of unsatisfied demand -- Characteristics of new suppliers -- Settlers and supplies -- Agriculture and exports -- The establishment of transport networks -- Urban development -- Technical advance -- Farm and livestock improvement -- Improvements in traditional meat preservation -- Canning and meat extracts -- Refrigeration -- Transport of livestock by sea -- Capital and markets -- Sources of investment before refrigeration -- Sources of investment after refrigeration -- Business methods and organization -- European reactions to imported meat and livestock -- 1914 to 1945 -- War and depression -- Wartime supplies -- Wartime demand -- Interwar depression -- Production and output -- Farm and livestock improvements -- Argentina -- Uruguay -- Australia and New Zealand -- The fortunes of the multinationals -- Government and business -- The trust threat -- International trade -- Assistance for farmers -- 1945 to the present -- Shortages and plenty -- Scarcity and rationing 1945-55 -- Prosperity and growth -- Fluctuations in the international meat trade -- Tastes and incomes -- Meat substitutes vegetarianism -- Meat substitutes simulated meats -- Changes in the tastes for red meats -- The increased popularity of poultry -- Changes in the industrys structure -- Government and questions of welfare -- Animal health -- Foot-and-mouth disease in europe -- Foot-and-mouth disease in the americas -- International attempts at animal disease control -- Bse and the transfer of livestock disease to humans -- The international livestock trade -- Livestock exports from australia and new zealand -- The european livestock trade -- Conclusion.
650 0 $aMeat industry and trade$xHistory.
650 0 $aMeat industry and trade$xGovernment policy.
830 0 $aModern economic and social history series.