T domestic goat (Capra hircus) often is dismissed as the ‘‘poor man’s cow’’ for its ability to thrive on meager fodder and cope with harsh environments. However, this belies the economic and archaeological importance of the species. From an agricultural standpoint, the world’s 700 million goats provide reliable access to meat, milk, skins, and fiber for small farmers—particularly in developing ...

The domestication of the aurochs took place approximately 10,000 years ago giving rise to the two main types of domestic cattle known today, taurine (Bos taurus) domesticated somewhere on or near the Fertile Crescent, and indicine (Bos indicus) domesticated in the Indus Valley. However, although cattle have historically played a prominent role in human society the exact origin of many extant br...

Oxytocin is often portrayed as a hormone specific to social behavior, reflective of positive welfare states, and linked to mental states. Research on oxytocin in domesticated animal species has been few to date but is rapidly increasing (in dog, pig, cattle, sheep), with direct implications for animal welfare. This review evaluates the evidence for the specificity of oxytocin as an indicator of...

How animals gain information from attending to the behavior of others has been widely studied, driven partly by the importance of referential pointing in human cognitive development [1-4], but species differences in reading human social cues remain unexplained. One explanation is that this capacity evolved during domestication [5, 6], but it may be that only those animals able to interpret huma...

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are model research organisms and are frequently reared in research institutions. Research specimens domesticated in a laboratory-reared setting may have different behavioral phenotypes as compared to their wild counterpart. Additionally, it has been determined that the absence of “key” stimuli in the physical environment of captive animals may result in alt...

Agricultural production involves cultivating plants and raising domesticated animals to produce food feed for humans other animals. Agriculture or farming as it is also called a complex activity, each aspect of impacts the overall crop production. Farmers need manage all segments achieve success. make strenuous efforts good quality crops but they face challenging issues monitoring maintaining a...

Cane rat, a micro livestock currently being domesticated has the potential to increase animal protein sources. This study examined qualitative characteristics of Thyryonomys swinderianus (Tss) and Thryonomys gregorianus (Tsg). Three hundred thirty five cane rats were sampled. Seven characters coded. These included: Shape Head (SH), Eye Placement (EP), Ear (ES), Body Pelage (BP), Tail (TS), Colo...