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dc.contributor.author | Matthews, Paige T | en |
dc.contributor.author | Barwick, Jamie | en |
dc.contributor.author | Doughty, Amanda K | en |
dc.contributor.author | Doyle, Emma K | en |
dc.contributor.author | Morton, Christine L | en |
dc.contributor.author | Brown, Wendy Y | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-22T01:57:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-22T01:57:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Animals, 10(9), p. 1-18 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2076-2615 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/51677 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>A common strategy to reduce predator attack on livestock is the deployment of guardian alpacas. However, little research has been conducted on the behaviour of this species while housed with other livestock. This study monitored two male alpacas cohabitating with 180 lambing ewes in order to quantify field behaviour in two phases. Phase one assessed diurnal patterns of alpacas and lambing ewes using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) collars recording data over 41 days, in combination with observational recordings. Phase two developed an alpaca behavioural ethogram through continuous observations from 05:30 to 19:30 h over a 3-day period. The two alpacas shared similar behaviours with commonality of distance travelled, and both species exhibited an increase in activity level based on speed between the times of 05:00 and 17:00 h. The GNSS data indicated that the alpacas flocked with the ewes at night sharing the same resting location, however, would spend time during the day on the outskirts of the paddock. Alpacas were observed to spend the majority of the observation period in two behavioural states: grazing (57%) and resting (27%). As a result of this study we were able to catalogue a range and frequency of field behaviours which alpacas exhibit while cohabitating with lambing ewes. However, further research is needed to determine in more detail how these behaviours correspond with the effectiveness of this species as a livestock guardian.</p> | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Animals | en |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Alpaca Field Behaviour When Cohabitating with Lambing Ewes | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ani10091605 | en |
dcterms.accessRights | UNE Green | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Paige T | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Jamie | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Amanda K | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Emma K | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Christine L | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Wendy Y | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 070203 Animal Management | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 060801 Animal Behaviour | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 830307 Minor Livestock (e.g. Alpacas, Ostriches, Crocodiles, Farmed Rabbits) | en |
local.profile.school | Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.school | School of Science and Technology | en |
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local.profile.email | pmatthe7@myune.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | jbarwic2@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | adought3@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | edoyle3@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | cmorton5@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | wbrown@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.publisher.place | Switzerland | en |
local.identifier.runningnumber | 1605 | en |
local.format.startpage | 1 | en |
local.format.endpage | 18 | en |
local.identifier.scopusid | 85090688883 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 10 | en |
local.identifier.issue | 9 | en |
local.access.fulltext | Yes | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Matthews | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Barwick | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Doughty | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Doyle | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Morton | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Brown | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:pmatthe7 | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:jbarwic2 | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:adought3 | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:edoyle3 | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:cmorton5 | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:wbrown | en |
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local.date.onlineversion | 2020-09-09 | - |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Student | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | Alpaca Field Behaviour When Cohabitating with Lambing Ewes | en |
local.relation.fundingsourcenote | University of New England (School of Environmental and Rural Science postgraduate research funds and a Research Training Program scholarship for PhD candidate) | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.search.author | Matthews, Paige T | en |
local.search.author | Barwick, Jamie | en |
local.search.author | Doughty, Amanda K | en |
local.search.author | Doyle, Emma K | en |
local.search.author | Morton, Christine L | en |
local.search.author | Brown, Wendy Y | en |
local.open.fileurl | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/181a2e13-53fc-47ae-8b47-a507a4293736 | en |
local.uneassociation | Yes | en |
local.atsiresearch | No | en |
local.sensitive.cultural | No | en |
local.identifier.wosid | 000581699500001 | en |
local.year.available | 2020 | en |
local.year.published | 2020 | en |
local.fileurl.open | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/181a2e13-53fc-47ae-8b47-a507a4293736 | en |
local.fileurl.openpublished | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/181a2e13-53fc-47ae-8b47-a507a4293736 | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 300302 Animal management | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 310901 Animal behaviour | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 100408 Minor livestock (e.g. alpacas, ostriches, crocodiles, farmed rabbits) | en |
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