Anthropogenic transformation of the species: pathways and consequences

In this article the authors discuss potential ways of anthropogenic transformation of animal species (primarily vertebrates, for example, birds (Aves) and mammals (Mammalia)), as well as the consequences of these processes, which can be considered as mechanisms of domestication of organisms. At present, the problems under consideration, which are at the junction of the studied zoology, animal science and veterinary medicine, in Russian science to a very small extent. However, given the fact of active anthropogenic transformation of the environment, including, for example, the creation of domestic animals used in various biotechnologies, the problem of creating a fundamental theoretical base in the field of cultivation of organisms remains relevant and still not fully resolved. Research shows that the expansion of knowledge and the creation of a well-founded and reasoned theoretical concept of the domestication process will make it possible to predict, control and prevent, for example, a number of veterinary problems caused by the nosological consequences of anthropogenic transformation of organisms.