Origins: Dogs and SocietyBy Dr Clive Dalton Origins The wolf pack Dog’s benefits to early manIt’s easy to imagine a stray wolf cub brought home and becoming a family pet followed by breeding and selection for many traits useful to man. For example the domesticated wolf could provide: Recent DNA analysis With recent DNA analysis, … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Cat-human bond Cat’s interaction with humans Cat Behaviour “Problems“Like dogs- cats don’t have problems, as they are behaving like cats. It’s the humans who have problems because they forget the domestic contract and the five freedoms, and expect their cats to adapt to what they want. This may not be possible … Read more
Clive Dalton’s latest1980 Practical Animal Breeding textbook – is devoted to providing a pragmatic person’s guide to the sciences of animal breeding, genetics, population genetics, basic biology and Mendelism, with examples and case studies of their application in agriculture, farming, animal production, and livestock improvement. Clive Dalton’s latest1980 Practical Animal Breeding textbook – is devoted to providing a pragmatic … Read more
Training heifers for milking routines By Dr Clive Dalton Research knowledge There is now plenty of research to show that cattle can learn basic routines in a very short time, and these can result in economic benefits to the farming business. With hand milking and in the early days of machine milking when herds were … Read more