Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. Historical Background: Chickens, Those Lowly Creatures 11
6. Chapter Two. From Barnyard Scavenger on North American Farms to Bird of Beauty and Use 33
7. Chapter Three. The Development of Agricultural Genetics in Relation to North American Chicken Breeding 74
8. Chapter Four. Breeding for Eggs in North America: Conflict between Science and Craft 97
9. Chapter Five. The ‘Scientizing’ of Breeding in the North American Egg Industry 128
10. Chapter Six. North American Chicken Breeding and the Rise of the Broiler Industry 154
11. Chapter Seven. Epilogue: Trends in Chicken Breeding after 1950 178
12. Conclusion 202
13. Notes 215
14. Bibliography 253
15. Index 275