Title | Potential for using visual, auditory and olfactory cues to manage foraging behaviour and spatial distribution of rangeland livestock |
Publication Type | Journal |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Howery LD, Cibils AF, Anderson D.M. |
ARIS Log Number | 295919 |
Keywords | bonding, flerds, free-ranging livestock, grazing, rangeland management, Social models, Virtual fencing. |
Abstract | This paper reviews the literature and reports on the current state of knowledge regarding the potential for managers to use visual (VC), auditory (AC) and olfactory (OC) cues to manage foraging behaviour and spatial distribution of rangeland livestock. We present evidence that free-ranging livestock use these sensory cues to make decisions about foraging, drinking, habitat selection and spatial distribution, and to detect and avoid predators. This knowledge provides managers with opportunities to favourably alter behavioural patterns of rangeland ungulates. Opportunities to use sensory cues to shape livestock spatial distribution patterns arise primarily from the abilities of animals to: (a) learn to respond to cue–consequence associations that |
URL | /files/bibliography/13-030.pdf |
DOI | 10.1079/PAVSNNR20138049 |