Reinventing the wheel milk, microbes, and the fight for real cheese / Bronwen Percival, Francis Percival.

Author/creator Percival, Bronwen
Other author Percival, Francis, 1978-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Descriptionpages cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects

SeriesCalifornia studies in food and culture ; 65
California studies in food and culture ; 65. ^A469711
Contents Prologue : the lost world -- Ecologies -- Real cheese -- The third rail -- Breed -- Feed -- Microbe farming -- Risk -- Cultures -- Families and factories -- Expertise -- Markets -- Reinventing the wheel.
Abstract "Reinventing the Wheel is equal parts popular science, history, and muckraking. Over the past hundred and fifty years, dairy farming and cheesemaking have been transformed, and this book explores what has been lost along the way. Today, using cutting-edge technologies like high-throughput DNA sequencing, scientists are beginning to understand the techniques of our great-grandparents. The authors describe how geneticists are helping conservationists rescue rare dairy cow breeds on the brink of extinction, microbiologists are teaching cheesemakers to nurture the naturally occurring microbes in their raw milk rather than destroying them, and communities of cheesemakers are producing "real" cheeses that reunite farming and flavor, rewarding diversity and sustainability at every level."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017006845
ISBN9780520290150 (cloth : alk. paper)

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