The history of the domestic sheep goes back to between 11,000 and 9,000 BCE, and the domestication of the wild mouflon in ancient Mesopotamia. Sheep are...
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sheep as a lamb. Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia, with Iran being a geographic envelope of the domestication...
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agriculture depends on domesticated organisms but does not automatically result from domestication. Michael D. Purugganan notes that domestication has been hard...
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traits used to define the animal domestication syndrome is inconsistent. Domestication should not be confused with taming. Taming is the conditioned behavioral...
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riding. The date of the domestication of the horse depends to some degree upon the definition of "domestication". Some zoologists define "domestication" as...
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mountains, in the Middle East and Central Asia — were one of the first species domesticated by modern humans, with the date of domestication generally considered...
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gives a list of domesticated animals, also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals...
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The domestication of the dog was the process which led to the domestic dog. This included the dog's genetic divergence from the wolf, its domestication...
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The Balkhi is a domesticated breed of sheep found in Afghanistan and North-western Pakistan. This breed is of the fat-tailed mutton type. Though this...
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Goat (redirect from Domesticated goat)
distinct breeds of goat. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal - according to archaeological evidence its earliest domestication occurred in...
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Neolithic Revolution (redirect from Origins of agriculture)
flax. Domestication was a slow process that unfolded across multiple regions, and was preceded by centuries if not millennia of pre-domestication cultivation...
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Animal husbandry (redirect from Environmental impact of animal husbandry)
Orozco-terWengel, Pablo (20 March 2018). "New light shed on the domestication history of sheep and goats". Cardiff University. McTavish, E.J.; Decker, J...
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Earliest dates suggested for the domestication of the sheep, in Mesopotamia. 12.9 kya - 11.7 kya: The Younger Dryas, a period of sudden cooling and return...
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refer to: An island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland: Boreray, North Uist Boreray, St Kilda A domesticated animal: Boreray sheep This disambiguation page...
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genera in the subfamily Caprinae of the family Bovidae. Sheep belong to the genus Ovis and have 54 chromosomes, while goats belong to the genus Capra...
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Human–canine bond (section Types of relationships)
The human–canine bond is rooted in the domestication of the dog, which began occurring through their long-term association with hunter-gatherers more...
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Horn (anatomy) (section Animal uses of horns)
domesticated breeds of sheep. Polycerate (multi-horned) sheep breeds include the Hebridean, Icelandic, Jacob, Manx Loaghtan, and the Navajo-Churro. Horns...
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have just one of several significant difficulties that prevent domestication. He argues that all large mammals that could be domesticated, have been.: 168–174 ...
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Drenthe Heath (redirect from Drenth Heath Sheep)
The Drenthe Heath Sheep (Drents Heideschaap, Dutch) is a domesticated breed of sheep originating in the Netherlands. It is raised primarily for vegetation...
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Pig (redirect from Domesticated Pig)
Mirte (26 December 2018). "A Genomics Perspective on Pig Domestication". Animal Domestication. IntechOpen. doi:10.5772/intechopen.82646. ISBN 978-1-83880-174-8...
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The Bizet [bi.ze] is a domesticated breed of sheep originating from France. It grows wool but is primarily raised for meat. In 1952, the Bizet was introduced...
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Assaf is a breed of domesticated sheep from Israel. The Assaf sheep is the product of crossbreeding the Awassi and East Friesian. The Assaf is a dual purpose...
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The Baluchi is a domesticated breed of sheep originating from southwest Pakistan, Baluchistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is a member of...
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until the ceramic Neolithic. Only dog and pig bones show morphological signs of domestication (size reduction), sheep, goat and cattle bones are in the size...
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Neolithic (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
documented of the domestication of wheat and barley, rapidly followed by that of goats, sheep, and cattle. In April 2006, it was announced in the scientific...
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Arabi is a domesticated breed of fat-tailed sheep from southwestern Iran, southern Iraq and northeastern Arabia and Egypt. Though it does grow wool, it...
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Donkey (redirect from Sexual behavior of donkeys)
it is believed that the domestication of the donkey was accomplished long after the domestication of cattle, sheep and goats in the seventh and eighth...
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Capra (genus) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia)
archaeological evidence its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. Wild goats are animals of mountain habitats. They are...
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upper Mesopotamia from the Neolithic era. Cheese – Possibly as early as 8000 BCE after the domestication of the Sheep in the Fertile Crescent Brânză...
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(Younger Dryas). 9500: Beginning of Holocene. 7000: Domestication of the sheep. 6900: Domestication of the dog. 5000: Appearance of Linear Pottery culture in...
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