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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Wright, On short-horn cattle, Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 1846. CUL-DAR74.156. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021, 9.2025. RN3

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.

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vol 7. Mr J. Wright on Short-horn cattle

p 208 "In the anatomy of the shoulder, modern breeders have made great improvements on the Ketton short-horns, by correcting the defect in the knuckle or shoulder joint, & by laying the top of the shoulder more snugly into the crop & thereby filling up the hollow good behind it."
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~~p. 209~~ "The eye has its fashion at different periods: at one time the eye high & outstanding from the head, & at another time, the sleepy eye sunk into the head; but these extreme have merged into the medium of a full clear & prominent eye with a placid look."—

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Wright, John. 1846. On short-horn cattle. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England 7: 201-210.

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