Development of an animal repellent — selection, efficacy and presentation
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Article Title | Development of an animal repellent — selection, efficacy and presentation |
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ERA Journal ID | 5178 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Murray, P. J. (Author), Burns, A. C. (Author) and Davy, J. R. (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture |
Animal Production Science | |
Journal Citation | 46 (7), pp. 851-856 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2006 |
Publisher | CSIRO Publishing |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0816-1089 |
1836-0939 | |
1836-5787 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1071/EA06004 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.publish.csiro.au/an/EA06004 |
Abstract | Under some circumstances it may be desirable to repel herbivorous pests (e.g. goats and wallabies) from plants (e.g. horticultural or forestry seedlings) rather than to kill them. These circumstances may include using these animals as a resource at a later time, and there may also be welfare, public perception or legislative issues where repelling animals from particular plants or area is preferable to killing them. The first experiment tested the efficacy of 5 different materials (tiger fecal extract, maggot brew—the liquid exudate from a flyblown goat, capsaicin, dog urine, and burnt goat hair, skin and carcass+fat) to repel groups of goats in a feedlot pen from 1 trough of feed when another trough of feed was available to them to eat. Each repellent was tested on 5 groups of mixed age female goats for periods of 3 days. All 5 groups were exposed to the 5 repellents. Both tiger fecal extract and maggot brew reduced intake of feed from the ‘protected’ feed trough and significantly (P<0.05) delayed ‘normal’ feeding behaviour by more than 5 h from that trough. The repellents became less effective with repeated use even with different groups of goats. The reduction in effectiveness was indicated by higher intakes of feed and earlier feeding from the protected trough. This habituation to the repellents, where the effectiveness is reduced with repeated exposure, is of concern. In the second experiment, we selected the most effective repellent (tiger fecal extract) and tested its efficacy under similar conditions, after the repellent had been mixed with a carrier (bentonite) in an endeavour to increase the duration of its effectiveness. This repellent was significantly more effective in repelling groups of 3 goats in a feedlot pen from 1 trough of feed for 3 days, when another trough of feed was available to them to eat. |
Keywords | animal repellent, feeding behaviour, feed intake, tiger fecal extract |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410404. Environmental management |
410407. Wildlife and habitat management | |
310901. Animal behaviour | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6395/development-of-an-animal-repellent-selection-efficacy-and-presentation
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