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The 200 acre, Awahuri Artificial Breeding Centre opened in 1961, for the purposes of herd improvement. It was built to service the Taranaki, Wellington, Hawkes Bay and South Island areas.

These images were in a collection held by architect, Acton Wylde-Browne. It is thought he probably designed the building.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_IMCA-Coolstore_008454
Title
Artificial Breeding Centre, Awahuri
Relation
2013-33
Format
B&W print
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Awahuri, Manawatū
Date
1960s

Object rights

Credit Line
Ian Matheson City Archives

Taxonomy

Tags
agriculture,
animals,
architecture,
breeding centre,
buildings,
cows,
farming,
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