Razvoj koncepta pasme in pasemskega razvrščanja goveda na Kranjskem v 19. stoletju

slovenian

2025

volume 46, issue 1

agricultuire   animal husbandry   breeds   classification

ZRC SAZU
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The paper examines the development of the breed concept and the breed classificati-on of cattle in Carniola in the 19th century. Both processes are explored through the analysis of archival and published printed sources. The paper considers the modern breed concept and the system of breed classification as a form of knowledge that legiti-mised itself through methods of observation and measurement, thus distancing itself from previous classification systems. Breeds were more precisely defined and standar-dized by agricultural experts through the publication of farming manuals. These ma-nuals described the characteristics of selected existing breeds, established criteria for an animal’s belonging to a particular breed, and proposed breeding practices to pre-serve the breeds. The discussed classification system evolved and became established under the influence of economic interests –driven by the state, agricultural societies, agricultural experts, and large-scale livestock breeders. These actors displaced earlier classification systems and shaped, as well as institutionalized, the understanding of selected breeds.

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