Add to ORKGExchanging experience and finding solutions to problems facing the use of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) in modern societies were among the goals of a meeting organized in Portugal from 20th to 21st October 2015 within the scope of the LIFE MedWolf Project (www.medwolf.eu). The meeting was attended by 16 specialists from around Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Slovakia and Bulgaria), as well as from Australia and the USA. In this article we outline constraints on the use of LGDs identified during the meeting and summarize the main solutions proposed. We have grouped the issues into 10 main topics ranging from a lack of quality dogs to personal, social, cultural, economic, time, management, technical, legal and ...
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Exchanging experience and finding solutions to problems facing the use of livestock guarding dogs (L...
The aims of this paper are first to review scientific and ethical considerations regarding the welfa...
The use of livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to prevent depredation is considered to be a powerful cons...
There appear to be growing concerns among experts, NGOs, and members of the public about the welfare...
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The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the legal regulations related to the protection of animals ag...
Producer interest in using livestock guardian dogs (Canis lupus familiaris; LGDs) to protect domesti...
Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from expl...
Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from expl...
International audiencePredation by wolves affects all livestock farming systems, including those hav...
The relationship between a community and its dogs is not always entirely positive, and many cultures...
Wild predators can form a threat to livestock production all over the world. Lethal methods are ofte...
Exchanging experience and finding solutions to problems facing the use of livestock guarding dogs (L...
The aims of this paper are first to review scientific and ethical considerations regarding the welfa...
The use of livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to prevent depredation is considered to be a powerful cons...
There appear to be growing concerns among experts, NGOs, and members of the public about the welfare...
Europe and North America share a similar history in the extirpation and subsequent recovery of large...
The recent expansion of wolf populations represents a serious challenge for managing human-carnivore...
Conflicts between wildlife and humans are of global importance and are increasing. These conflicts ...
The dog was the first domesticated species [1]. With the domestication of other species and the daw...
The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the legal regulations related to the protection of animals ag...
Producer interest in using livestock guardian dogs (Canis lupus familiaris; LGDs) to protect domesti...
Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from expl...
Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from expl...
International audiencePredation by wolves affects all livestock farming systems, including those hav...
The relationship between a community and its dogs is not always entirely positive, and many cultures...
Wild predators can form a threat to livestock production all over the world. Lethal methods are ofte...