The world demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by
2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will …

Numerous studies have evidenced that neuropsychiatric disorders (mental illness and
emotional disturbances) with aggression (or violence) pose a significant challenge to public …

The yak is remarkable for its adaptation to high altitude and occupies a central place in the
economies of the mountainous regions of Asia. At lower elevations, it is common to hybridize …

A few years ago, Wilkins et al.(2014) advanced the neural crest cell hypothesis of
domestication as an explanation for the “domestication syndrome” in animals, which refers …

Background The laboratory mouse was domesticated from the wild house mouse.
Understanding the genetics underlying domestication in laboratory mice, especially in the …

Congenital anomalies and its causes, particularly, by external factors are the aim of the field
called teratology. The external factors studied by teratology are known as teratogens and …

Selection regimes and population structures can be powerfully changed by domestication
and feralization, and these changes can modulate animal fitness in both captive and natural …

Background Temperament traits are of high importance across species. In humans,
temperament or personality traits correlate with psychological traits and psychiatric …

Domestication is one of the strongest examples of artificial selection and has produced
some of the most extreme within-species phenotypic variation known. In the case of the …

Abstract Background and Objectives Most research on human-animal interaction (HAI) and
human health focuses on one of three perspectives:(a) health effects of pet ownership;(b) …