RECORD: Darwin, Francis. [before 1875]. Abstract of Malignié-Nouel, On a method of obtaining immediate fixity of type in forming a new breed of sheep. CUL-DAR194.31. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library & William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR194 contains loose notes 'removed from correspondence', Humble bees, hypericum, earthworms, potato grafts etc. 1835-1882.

Malignié-Nouel. 1853. On a method of obtaining immediate fixity of type in forming a new breed of sheep. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England 14: 214-24. Translated by P. H. Pusey.

Darwin cited this in Variation 2d ed.


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Malignié-Nouel — J. R Ag Soc XIV. 1853 p 214

Lambs of first cross Engl or Fr ♀ are stunted & valueless

Berry & La Sologne} – {merino-tourine "offspring)

(combining the four races Berry S… without decided character without fixity … but possessing the advantages of being used to our climate & management" — this is the "Charmoise" breed — lambs reared just as well as French Perfect resemblance of 2 sets of lambs observed by the 2 diff methods


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