Sexy beast: Why Britain's rare breeds could be the saviours of their species

Robin Barton writes for The Independent  - 15 August 2010

There may be only a few hundred Dairy Shorthorn in Britain, but Tulip and other rare breeds of cattle, sheep and pig aren't just genetic dead-ends. As their impassioned owners explain, these beauties are the supermodels of animal husbandry – and, quite possibly, the saviours of the 21st-century farmyard.

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