. Elementary textbook of economic zoology and entomology. Zoology; Insect pests. DOMESTICATED ANIMALS 329 species, Sus vittatus, from eastern Asia. From this latter the swine of China and those of the Romans and indeed most of the European races have descended. The lake dwellers of Switzer- land had domesticated hogs, and pig remains have been found with prehistoric relics in Denmark. China has had domesti- cated swine for thousands of years. The many races of cattle all seem to trace back to two sources, the wild banteng, Bos sondaicus, of Java and South. FIG. 143.—The wild sheep of the Trans
. Elementary textbook of economic zoology and entomology. Zoology; Insect pests. DOMESTICATED ANIMALS 329 species, Sus vittatus, from eastern Asia. From this latter the swine of China and those of the Romans and indeed most of the European races have descended. The lake dwellers of Switzer- land had domesticated hogs, and pig remains have been found with prehistoric relics in Denmark. China has had domesti- cated swine for thousands of years. The many races of cattle all seem to trace back to two sources, the wild banteng, Bos sondaicus, of Java and South. FIG. 143.—The wild sheep of the Trans-Caspian steppes, Ovis arkal. (After Keller.) Asia, from which are derived the zebus, the old Egyptian long- horns, and many of the races of Europe, such as the Spanish, Albanian, Sardinian, Polish and brown Alpine cattle; and the primitive wild ox of Europe, Bos primigenius, from which have descended most of the English, North German, and Holland races. This wild species persisted in Germany until the twelfth century and in Poland up to the eighteenth century. A few persons in America have tried to create a hybrid race by. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937; Doane, Rennie Wilbur, 1871-. New York, H. Holt and company
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