The Berkshire breed selected for muscle mass production showed a trend towards a 12% increase in brain volume compared with Landraces, contradicting our assumption that selective breeding, leading to the increase of metabolic investment in muscle tissue (meat), tends to reduce the energy investment for brain development [ 13 ].
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How domestication, feralization and experience-dependent plasticity affect brain size variation in <i>Sus scrofa</i>.
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