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Using
Donkeys to Guard
Sheep and Goats
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Guard Donkey Tips
- Guard donkeys should be selected
from medium-to-large size stock. Do not use extremely small or
miniature donkeys.
- Do not acquire a donkey which
cannot be culled or sold if it fails to perform properly.
- Use jennies or geldings. Do not
use jacks as guard animals because they are frequently
aggressive to other livestock and may kill sheep or goats.
- Test a prospective guard
donkey's guarding response by challenging the donkey with a dog
in a corral or small pasture.
- Use only one donkey or jenny and
her foal per pasture.
- Isolate guard donkeys from
horses, mules and other donkeys.
- To increase the probability of
bonding, donkeys should be raised from birth or placed at
weaning with sheep or goats.
- Raise guard donkeys away from
dogs. Avoid the use of herding dogs around donkeys.
- Monitor the use of guard donkeys
at lambing or kidding as some donkeys may be aggressive or
overly possessive to newborns. Remove donkeys temporarily if
necessary.
- For best results, use donkeys in
small (less than 600 acres) open pastures with not more than 200
head of sheep or goats. Large pastures, rough terrain, dense
brush, too large a herd and scattered sheep or goats all lessen
the effectiveness of guard donkeys.
Source: Texas Department
of Agriculture - Using Donkeys to Guard Sheep and Goats
Read the
Full Article:
http://www.agr.state.tx.us/agr/main_render/0,1968,1848_5329_7078_0,00.html?channelId=5329
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