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Livestock Guarding Dogs Protect Domestic Sheep From Coyote Predation In Kansas, William F. Andelt

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Sheep (Ovis cries/ producers were surveyed in Kansas to determine the efficacy of livestock guarding dogs (Canis familiaris) for protecting sheep from coyote (Canis latrans) predation. The majority of producers rated their guard dogs' predator control performance as good or excellent, indicating. that the dogs reduced their reliance on other control methods and substantially reduced monetary losses.