Aquaculture is the fastest-growing farmed food sector and will soon become the primary
source of fish and shellfish for human diets. In contrast to crop and livestock production …

Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …

A capacity for the animal to recover quickly from the impact of physical and social stressors
and disease challenges is likely to improve evolutionary fitness of wild species and welfare …

The agricultural world today is dominated by a few domesticated mammal species, that is,
animals modified from their wild ancestors through selective breeding in captivity for traits …

Livestock populations have been consistently improving in terms of performance and
productivity by selective breeding over the centuries. These selection strategies are …

Dogs have a remarkable skill to use human-given cues in object-choice tasks, but little is
known to what extent their closest wild-living relative, the wolf can achieve this performance …

The domestic goat is a sociable, inquisitive, and intelligent species, which has been used for
its meat, milk, skin, and fur since it was first domesticated ca. 10,000 years ago. Although it …

This review summarizes available information on genetics of adaptation in major livestock
species focusing on small ruminants. Adaptation to humans and consequences of …

This paper reviews the current theory and potential practical applications of research on the
diet preference for grass and legumes in grazing domestic sheep and cattle. Although much …

Formerly domesticated organisms and artificially selected genes often escape controlled
cultivation, but their subsequent evolution is not well studied. In this review, we examine …