Utility of livestock-protection dogs for deterring wildlife from cattle farms

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 715-721

  Gehring, Thomas M ^a   VerCauteren, Kurt C ^b   Provost, Megan L ^a   Cellar, Anna C ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bovine tuberculosis; coyote; grey wolf; livestock protection dog; mesopredators; white tailed deer; wildlife damage management.

Indexed keywords

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CANID; CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE; TRACKING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

AVES; BOS; BOVINAE; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650561342     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10023     Document Type: Article

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