Holstein: The Wet Nurse of Antioquia

This article analyzes one of the most important events in the development of the dairy industry in the department of Antioquia: the Holstein Exhibition of La Ceja (1949-1959). We argue that exhibitions became the means through which the genetic improvements of local farms and the managerial techniqu...

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Published in:Historia crítica (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2012-09 (48), p.83-109
Main Author: Alvarez Munera, Jose Roberto
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Farms
Genetics
Markets
Needs
Nurses
Rural Areas
Unions
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Summary:This article analyzes one of the most important events in the development of the dairy industry in the department of Antioquia: the Holstein Exhibition of La Ceja (1949-1959). We argue that exhibitions became the means through which the genetic improvements of local farms and the managerial techniques needed for their reproduction of said improvements were disseminated. Also, exhibitions affectively articulated the genetic level reached by the farms with those of the market, i.e. the needs of individual landowners, rural producers, suppliers and union entities. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0121-1617
DOI:10.7440/histcrit48.2012.05