title: Human-animal interactions.
abstract: The objective of this article is to discuss the human-animal relationship in animal production, emphasizing the importance of this relationship to the productivity and welfare of the animal, some of the factors that may regulate the relationship, and how to manipulate this relationship to improve the productivity and welfare of the animal.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Hemsworth
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans