Impact of wolf (Canis lupus) on animal husbandry in an Apennine province

Predation has always been an important problem in extensive sheep farms, causing serious economic losses to the farmers. In the Province of Lucca, the presence of reproductive wolf packs has already been confirmed in natural reserves, but occasional signs of presence of the predator have been report...

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Main Authors: Claudia Russo, Silvana Mattiello, Carlo Bibbiani, Alessandro Baglini, Paolo Bongi, Claudia Facchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3303