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Objective: Goat-assisted therapy is widely used and recognized for the medical benefits. Design: An experimental study. Materials and Methods: Tokara, Alpine, Saanen, Shiba and Korean therapy goats (age under 11 year-old) were used. We cooperated with 6 therapy goat farms. We intercrossed Tokara male goat with Tokara, Alpine, Saanen, Shiba and Korean goats. Results: White daughter F1 hybrid backcross with Tokara father goat (white) bore white grandson and black granddaughter BC1 hybrids just 8 months after her birth. Tokara goat kept peculiar characteristics, namely colored coat, horns, supernumerary teats, no wattles. Discussions: Some Tokara goats are supposing Saanen breed crossing and the genetic variation differed from the native Tokara goats. Conclusions: Nevertheless, just about any breed of goat can be a therapy goat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Animal-assisted therapy is widely used and recognized for the medical benefits. Design: A clinical study. Materials and Methods: We analyzed companion animal ownership on the physical and psychological health of subjects. At the same time, we have stationed the trained therapy animals under a specialist handler. We investigated changes in the moods when interacting with the companion animals in the long span. Results: Many of the patients had experience interacting with animals and were interested in and favorable toward interact- ing with the stationed therapy animals. Conclusions: Quality of life (QOL) of patients in the elderly nursing home, elementary and high school and preschool chil- dren and stuffs was improved. The therapy animals indicated an increased mood effect on rehabilitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Goat therapy is widely used and recognized for the medical benefits. Design: A clinical study. Materials and Methods: We intercrossed Tokara male goat with Alpine, Saanen, Shiba and Korean goat. At the same time, we have stationed the trained therapy goat under a specialist handler. We investigated changes in the moods when interacting with the therapy goat. Results: Many of the patients had experience interacting with goat and were interested in and favorable toward interacting with the stationed therapy goat. Conclusions: Quality of life of people in the elderly nursing home, elementary and high school and preschool children was improved. The therapy goat indicated an increased mood effect on rehabilitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Goats gave us a happy distraction, helped us forget that we were in pain and kept us from feeling depressed. Design: Experimental study. Materials and Methods: We intercrossed Tokara male goat with Alpine, Saanen, Shiba and Korean goat. At the same time, the pathological lesions and behavioral tasks were assessed by Tokara goat characters, therapy goat spiritually enriching effects, physical test and blood examination respectively. Results: White daughter FI hybrid backcross with Tokara father goat (white) bore white grandson and black granddaughter BC1 hybrids just 8 months after her birth. Tokara goat keeps peculiar characteristics, namely colored coat, horns, supernumerary teats, no wattles. Conclusions: Some Tokara goats are supposing Saanen breed crossing and the genetic variation differed from the native goats. Nevertheless, just about any breed of goat can be a therapy goat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The spiritually enriching effects of spending time together with goats are gaining the recognition from the public. Design: A clinical study. Materials and Methods: The research participants were elderlies hospitalized in the elderly nursing home, elementary and high school students and preschool children. We have stationed the trained therapy goat under a specialist handler. We investigated changes in the moods when interacting with the therapy goat. Results: Many of the patients had experience interacting with goat and were interested in and favorable toward interacting with the stationed therapy goat. Quality of life of stuffs in the elderly nursing home, elementary and high school and preschool children was improved. Conclusion: White female F1 intercross with Tokara goat(white) bore white male and black female F2 just 8 months after her birth. The therapy goat indicated an increased mood effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Music makes the expansion of the range of the attention and concentration of the attention. The quality of digital high-resolution audio has increased since 2010. Design: A clinical study. Materials and Methods: The present study used a spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) to determine the effects of 24 and 16 bit headphone high-resolution music box audio. Results: The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous function was activated more by 24 than 16 bit headphone high-resolution audio. Conclusions: The effects of high-resolution audio on the activation of attention and concentration in relaxed humans are excellent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Music makes the expansion of the range of the attention and concentration of the attention. The quality of digital high-resolution audio has increased since 2010. Design: A clinical study. Materials and Methods: The present study used a spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) to determine the effects of high-resolution audio on the autonomic nervous function. Results: The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous function was activated more by high-resolution than high-cut audio. Conclusions: The effects of high-resolution audio on the activation of attention and concentration in relaxed humans are excellent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]