The diffusion of the herringbone parlour: a case study in the history of agricultural technology
The herringbone parlour, a mechanical milking technology, was invented in 1908, but took over 70 years to be adopted by the majority of British farmers. Among the reasons were the need to improve original designs, the need for complementary institutional changes such as management systems, new labou...
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University of Oxford
1998
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