The nature of domestication is often misunderstood. Most definitions of the process are
anthropocentric and center on human intentionality, which minimizes the role of …

In the fourth industrial revolution, achieving sustainable agricultural development while
feeding a growing world population and maintaining a balanced interrelationship between …

Abstract The Old World camels play an important role as one of the main food sources in
large parts of Asia and Africa. Natural selection combined with artificial selection by human …

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

Soil and water erosion has long been regarded as a serious environmental problem in the
world. Thus, research on reducing soil erosion has received continuous attention. Different …

Invasive non-native species are a growing burden to economies worldwide. While
domesticated animals (ie livestock, beasts of burden or pets) have enabled our ways of life …

The origins and dispersal of the chicken across the ancient world remains one of the most
enigmatic questions regarding Eurasian domesticated animals. The lack of agreement …

Simple Summary Teeth are the hardest anatomical structure of the animal body. As a result,
even when preservation conditions are extremely poor and the rest of the skeleton …

Oxidative stress is a type of stress that damages DNA and can occur from both endogenous
and exogenous sources. Damage to DNA caused by oxidative stress can result in base …

Livestock is the main backbone of the rural economy of an agriculture-based country like
India. To mitigate the economic loss due to livestock's poor performance and illness, folk …