Agriculture/trends; Animal Husbandry/trends; Animals; Animals, Domestic; Demography; Dogs; Goats; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Rabbits
Abstract :
[en] Our understanding of the history of animal domestication has been built on regular input from archaeozoology. This fast-expanding discipline uses increasingly sophisticated and specialised tools to enhance our knowledge of phenomena dating back, for the oldest species, to the Neolithic Revolution. This article takes three examples, those of the domestic dog, domestic goat and European rabbit, to illustrate the history of three different domestication processes using the contemporary means available. In each of the three cases, the authors define the location of original domestication, analyse the principal routes of species movements following domestication, discuss the possible reasons for domestication and suggest a few likely epidemiological impacts.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Moutou, François; Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en Pathologie Animale et Zoonoses, 23 Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort, France.
Pastoret, Paul-Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale
Language :
English
Title :
Geographical distribution of domestic animals: a historical perspective.
Alternative titles :
[fr] Répartition géographique des animaux domestiques : une perspective historique
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Revue Scientifique et Technique. Office International des Epizooties
ISSN :
0253-1933
eISSN :
1608-0637
Publisher :
Office International des Epizooties (OIE), Paris, France