Title | Pro-active livestock management--Capitalizing on animal behavior |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Authors | Anderson D.M. |
Journal | Journal of Arid Land Studies |
Volume | 7S |
Pagination | 113-116 |
Date Published | 1998 |
ARIS Log Number | 076616 |
Keywords | behavior, canine predation, herds, livestock |
Abstract | This paper describes a technique for modifying sheep and or goat behavior to reduce canine predation, management time and fencing requirements under mixed-species stocking. Procedures to modify behavior of individual animals are outlined. The concept involves bonding small ruminants to cattle to produce a cohesive group termed a flerd. A flerd acts as a single interdependent cohesive livestock unit under free-ranging conditions rather than as distinct flocks and herds coexisting in the same area. |
URL | /files/bibliography/98-002.pdf |