This exhibition at the Veterinary History Museum in Copenhagen looks at the systematic work that large-scale, efficient Danish livestock production depends on, and at the problems and opportunities that efficiency brings with it.
The show draws on research from the former Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, now part of the University of Copenhagen, and traces how that research has supported Danish farming over time. Its pioneers' scientific work is shown alongside a material archive that combines older research and study collections with newly gathered objects, covering both past and present priorities in animal husbandry.
The exhibition is curated by anthropologist Nathalia Brichet as part of the research project Cattle Crossroads, and it is built on fieldwork and collaboration with a wide range of experts in livestock production.
