Feral goats are a significant contributor to total grazing pressurein the Cobar district.The aim of this paper is to compare two methods of managing feral goatsused on a Cobar district property, ‘Gilgunnia’,and their impact on groundcover and biomass.The two management methods discussed in this paper are a) harvesting feral goats by trapping watering points and b) a controlled situation using mesh-type fencing to eliminate all feral goats from that area. To assess the pasture biomass and the impacts of grazing, data was collected from four sites over a three-year period using the step-point monitoring method together with clippings collected in 2010. ...
McMurtrie, A., Sandow, J. and Theakston, P. (2010). A comparative analysis of two feral goat management methods commonly used in the Cobar district to restore native groundcover.In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
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