Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-305) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Part of the family -- Cows on the ceiling -- Domestication of cattle -- Cattle and the clan -- Woman's best friend -- Cattle culture comes to the Americas -- pt. 2. Business of cattle -- From trails to tracks -- Devil's rope -- Industrialization of meat -- Margarine : the plastic food -- Free speech and hamburgers -- pt. 3. Good provider -- Breeding back the Aurochs -- Shot in the arm -- Mad at cows -- Carnivore culture -- Milk cow -- Ruminations : care and feeding.