List of domesticated animals
This list includes domesticated animal forms ( domestic animals ) and also some wild animal species in which the animals can be used as farm animals after being tamed .
Domesticated mammals
The historically most important farm animals:
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Bovine
- European domestic cattle , plus hybrids such as Żubroń , Beefalo
- Zebu (Asian domestic cattle)
- more domesticated in Asia Cattle: Balirind , Gayal , domestic buffalo , domestic yak , yak beef to hybrids ( Dzo )
- Domestic sheep
- Domestic goat
- Domestic pig
- Domestic horse
- House donkeys , plus the hybrid mules and mules
Predators:
Camels:
Other:
Domesticated birds
- Domestic ducks , including warty ducks
- Domestic goose , including humpback geese
- Domestic chicken
- (Domestic) guinea fowl
- turkey
- Domestic pigeon
Domesticated fish
Carp and goldfish can be considered domesticated.
Domesticated insects
Newly domesticated species
In recent times, for various reasons, some other animal species have been domesticated in whole or in part, and individual forms of use overlap.
Fur animals
Laboratory animals
- Color mouse
- Brown rat
- Multi-teat mouse
- Mongolian gerbil
- Golden hamster
- Chinese striped hamster
- Fruit fly
Pets
Some species of the species kept as pets show signs of domestication to such an extent that one can speak of pets.
Ornamental fowl
- Blue peacock , including Spalding peacock
- Golden pheasant
- Breeding quail
- Laughing dove
- Diamond dove
- Mandarin duck
- ...
Domesticated wildlife
Photo gallery
Domestic dog
Domestic cat
House donkey
Domesticated water buffalo
dromedary
Trample
alpaca
lama
reindeer
Domestic rabbit
House guinea pigs
Ferrets
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xu Wang, Lenore Pipes, Lyudmila N. Trut et al .: Genomic responses to selection for tame / aggressive behaviors in the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes). In: PNAS . Online pre-publication of September 18, 2018, doi: /10.1073/pnas.1800889115
- ^ Richard Nickel, August Schummer, Eugen Seiferle: Textbook of the anatomy of domestic animals . Ed .: Bernd Vollmerhaus. 3. Edition. Volume V Anatomy of Birds. Parey, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8304-4153-3 , pp. 7 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b c d e Michaela Arndorfer: How many species do humans need ?: a search for traces . Ed .: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (= Green Series of the Ministry of Life . Volume 22 ). Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-205-78516-3 , Tame Wild Animals, p. 243 ( limited preview in Google Book search).