Essays about: "domestication"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 119 essays containing the word domestication.

  1. 21. Genetic background of temperament traits in standardbred trotters

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Paulina Berglund; [2021]
    Keywords : temperament; standardbred trotter; heritability; low-pass whole genome sequencing;

    Abstract : The genetic background of temperament traits in horses has been subject for research for many years to obtain understanding of domestication, breed differences and welfare. Previous studies have found heritabilities ranging from low to moderate for temperament. READ MORE

  3. 22. Domestication and coat colours : A review

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Jenny Dalenius; [2021]
    Keywords : coat colour; domestication; genetics; pigmentation;

    Abstract : The domestication of animals is a process of great interest to many scientific fields, including genetics. Differences in coat colour between wild and domesticated animals have been of scientific interest for a long time. Coat colours are easily recognizable phenotypes and so have been studied since the dawn of modern genetics. READ MORE

  4. 23. It is (not) in my blood : An analysis of the domestication of reusable menstrual products and the role of communication

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Luisa Steinkogler; [2021]
    Keywords : Reusable menstrual products; sustainable product innovations; stigmatized innovations; domestication; diffusion of innovations;

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  5. 24. Hästars (Equus caballus) beteenderespons på varma respektive kalla bett : en experimentell studie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Alexandra Östberg; [2020]
    Keywords : häst; Equus caballus; bett; utrustning; beteende; ansiktsuttryck; kroppsspråk;

    Abstract : Bits of different varieties are hypothesized to have been used for horses for at least 4000 of the 6000 years of domestication. However, the focus of previous studies regarding bits have mainly been on physical injuries caused by pressure points, effects of different shapes and their influence on the horse. READ MORE

  6. 25. Do growing pigs build sleeping nests? : a behavioural study in domestic pigs and European wild boar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Wilhelmina Ehrenkrona; [2020]
    Keywords : growing pigs; behaviors; nest-building; sleeping nest; European wild boar; sus scrofa; domestic pigs;

    Abstract : The domesticated pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, has long been used for meat produc-tion. Its wild relative, the wild boar, Sus scrofa scrofa, gives an important possibil-ity to study some aspects of the domestication process. Thereby increasing our knowledge of important behaviours that may still exist in our domestic pigs. READ MORE