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Factors Influencing Blackbird and European Starling Damage at Livestock Feeding Operations
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1986 |
Authors: | Glahn, JF, Otis, DL |
Journal: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
Volume: | 50 |
Issue: | 1 |
Date Published: | 1986 |
ISBN Number: | 0022541X |
Keywords: | Sturnidae, Sturnus, Sturnus vulgaris, Turdidae, Turdus, Turdus maximus, Turdus merula |
Abstract: | The association of environmental and management factors with blackbird (Icterinae) and European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) damage on livestock feed was analyzed with categorical modeling procedures using data collected from 288 Tennessee livestock operations during the winter of 1979-80. Although blackbird damage was sparse, it appeared to be influenced by ground feeding of livestock and the proximity of large blackbird roosts. Starling damage was influenced by proximity of starling roosts, snow and freezing temperatures, and the number of livestock on feed. These analyses create the potential for predicting and alleviating damage. |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3801481 |
Short Title: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
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