Domestication of vertebrates is based on the understanding of the needs of animals in their natural environment. Thus the success of this domestication througho

This book provides students and researchers with reviews of biological questions related to the evolution of feeding by vertebrates in aquatic and terrestrial e

This book contains an up to date and more focused examination of developments in the understanding of voluntary food intake and new ideas and studies related to

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Livestock production systems are the result of an interaction between domestic animals and the environment, modulated by man, that dates back to Neolithic times