Bred for Perfection: Shorthorn Cattle, Collies and Arabian Horses since 1800 has been reviewed by The Agricultural History Review.

"It is to [Shorthorn Cattle, Collie dogs and Arabian Horses] that Margaret Derry (herself a breeder) turns her attention in this engaging and carefully researched book. Central to Derry?s six chapters in which she discusses the breeding of [these animals] since the early nineteenth century is the basic theme that breeding ideology and the growth of internal and transatlantic markets are closely intertwined in the creation of purebred animals."

The Agricultural History Review, 2004