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dc.contributor.authorKinka, D.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, J.K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-22T00:26:50Z
dc.date.available2024-02-22T00:26:50Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.identifier.citationKinka, D., & Young, J. K. (2018). A livestock guardian dog by any other name: similar response to wolves across livestock guardian dog breeds. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 71(4), 509-517.
dc.identifier.issn1550-7424
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rama.2018.03.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/671026
dc.description.abstractNonlethal tools for reducing livestock depredations, such as livestock guardian dogs (LGDs; Canis familiaris), reduce lethal management of livestock predators and have been widely adopted by domestic sheep (Ovis aries) producers in the United States. However, compared with their success in reducing coyote (Canis latrans) depredations, commonly used LGD breeds appear less effective against wolves (Canis lupus). With more than 30 distinct LGD breeds found throughout the world, certain breeds may be more effective at deterring specific threats. We compared LGD breeds commonly used in the United States, collectively called whitedogs, with three European breeds selected for boldness toward carnivores, history of use in areas with wolves, lack of aggression toward humans, and size. We collected data on LGD behavior with sheep herds in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming in 2015 and 2016. We also developed a test to examine LGDs’ response to a simulated encounter with a wolf while on summer grazing range. Results from generalized linear mixed models of proportion of time spent in a given behavior indicate that few significant behavioral differences exist among tested breeds. Kangals tended to be more investigative when engaging a decoy, karakachans more vigilant, and transmontanos more able to decipher a threatening from unthreatening stimulus. Transmontanos also spent less time scanning than whitedogs, and there was a marginally significant effect of karakachans moving more than whitedogs. While these subtle behavioral differences may help livestock producers make tailored decisions in choosing the appropriate LGD for their needs and circumstance, our results suggest that behavioral differences among breeds may be less common than often suggested.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rights© 2018 The Society for Range Management. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectbehavior
dc.subjectCanis familiaris
dc.subjectCanis lupus
dc.subjectlivestock protection dog
dc.subjectnonlethal predator control
dc.subjectsheep
dc.titleA Livestock Guardian Dog by Any Other Name: Similar Response to Wolves Across Livestock Guardian Dog Breeds
dc.typeArticle
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dc.identifier.eissn1551-5028
dc.identifier.journalRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
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dc.source.journaltitleRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.source.volume71
dc.source.issue4
dc.source.beginpage509
dc.source.endpage517
refterms.dateFOA2024-02-22T00:26:50Z


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