Husbandry of Dairy Animals | Predator Control in Goats and Sheep

摘要: Since the domestication of sheep and goats 10,000–12,000 years ago, predation has been a problem. For species predator to be problem, it must either become too abundant or unacceptable for man share livestock with predators. Although most domestic are subject predation, problem greatest impact on goat producers. There is evidence that threat major effect numbers both within between countries. Some countries large numbers, such as Australia New Zealand, were initially free natural This continues case in while predators introduced include dingo, foxes feral swine. Because industry great importance Australia, control efforts have received government public support. In many other (e.g., United States Scandinavia), there ever-increasing restrictions methods level control. Predation becoming an increasingly important producers areas due maintenance flocks under extensive conditions fewer people involved their care.